INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM
• Integrated farming system is a sustainable agricultural system
that integrates livestock, crop production, fish, poultry, tree
crops, plantation crops and other systems that benefit each
other.
• It is based on the concept that ‘there is no waste’ and ‘waste
is only a misplaced resource’ which means waste from one
component becomes an input for another part of the system.
• IFS approach is considered to be the most powerful tool for
enhancing profitability of farming systems especially for small
and marginal farmers to make them bountiful.
Goals of Integrated Farming System
• Enhancing productivity per unit area .
• Proper waste management
• Generation of continuous income round the
year
• Reducing use of chemicals
• Maximization of yield of all component
enterprises
• Soil health management
Components of Integrated Farming System
(IFS)
• Piggery •
• Poultry •
• Duckery •
• Fishery •
• Plantation crops •
• Apiary •
• Mushroom Cultivation •
• Vermicomposting •
• Fruit cultivation
Model 1 : Horticulture + Piggery + Fisheries +
Plantation Crops
Pond water is used for
Pig dung acts as excellent pond
cleaning pigsties and bathing
fertilizer and some fishes feeds
the pigs
directly on the pig excreta.
Plantation trees as shade for the fishries
fishery pond or planted as fodder
production between orchard trees
to prevent soil erosion
Model 2 : Horticulture + Duckery + Fishery + Plantation crops +
Vermicomposting + Apiary
• Vermicompost can be used either for
commercial or manure for crop Apiary :
• Honey production and for pollination
• Ducks excreta for pond fertilizer while they
get their feeds requirements from aquatic
weeds etc.
• Duck houses are constructed on pond dikes;
hence no additional land is required
Model 3 : Agriculture + Horticulture + Poultry + Fishery Fruits crop +
Vegetables and Spices Crop + Field crops + Plantation Crops Fishery +
Vermicompost unit + Piggery
Model 4 : Agriculture + Horticulture + Poultry
+ Fishery + Azolla + Mushroom
• Mushroom cultivation : Straw residues for
manuring, composting, mushrooms
• Poultry : Egg/ meat, Manure, feeds for pig,
income
• Azolla : Bio-fertilzer, balanced feed for all
cattles, natural fertilizer for rice
Source: Department of Agronomy, TNAU,
Coimbatore
• PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC RETURNS OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS IN IFS (2012-13)
• Pigeon rearing in IFS
• No. of Pigeons
No. of pigeonlings expected form 40 pairs
Live weight of one month old pigeon lings
Cost of Pigeon meat
Income/month
Income/year:
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• 40 pairs
46/month
350g
Rs.80/kg
Rs.1,288
Rs.15,456
• Edible mushroom production in IFS
• Production capacity
Quantum of staw/crop waste
Spawn bottles required
Production cost through IFS
Cost of production in commercial venture
Income through IFS
Production cost for 730kg through IFS
Net income through IFS:
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• 2 kg/day
5 kg/day
2 Nos.
Rs.20/kg
Rs.28/kg
Rs. 43,800/year
Rs. 14,600/year
Rs. 29,200/year
• Dairy Farming in IFS
• Breed
Dry Fodder
Green Fodder
Concentrates
Average Milk Yield
Milk Production Cost
Milk Sales Price
Gross income
Expenditure
Net income:
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• Jercy 5 (3+2)
10 kg/day/animal
25-30 kg/day
2.5 kg/day/animal
9,000 lit/year
Rs.10/litre
Rs.18/litre
Rs.1,62,000/year
Rs.90,000/year
Rs.72,000/year
• Biogas Production in IFS
• Family
Production Capacity
Cowdung requirement
Cattle Required
Biogas Production
Value of the Biogas
Biogas Slurry:
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• 5
2 m3/day
60 kg/day
3 No.s
730 m3/year
Rs. 5,000/year
57 kg/day
CASE STUDIES
1. integrated farming system module for livelihood security
(Raichur, Karnataka, India) (Desai. 2015)
• Teak planting was all along the borders. Bunds between the
segments are planted with drumstick, curry leaf and fodder grasses
like NB-21, Guinea grass & stylo.
• Segment 1: Bullock pair: 1 Cow: 2 Poultry birds: 60 Kitchen garden
Construction of farm pond (Fishery), farm house, Poultry cage,
Cattle shed and Vermi-compost unit as per the specification
• Segment 2: Horticulture crops like Mango & Fig/Guava inter-
cropped with vegetables like Bhindi, Ridge gourd and Leafy
vegetables
• Segment 3: Maize followed by Bengal gram
• Segment 4: Bt-cotton
• Segment 5: Part 1: Jasmine Part 2: Marigold Part 3: Watermelon
Crop cultivation(0.9 ha)
Gross income : Rs 84,472
Net returns : rs 58,488