Assessment of Integrated Farming System in Haryana
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Date
2020-08-20
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CCSHAU, Hisar
Abstract
The study entitled “Assessment of Integrated Farming System in Haryana”. Study
was conducted in two Western and Eastern agro-climatic zone of Haryana state, covering two
districts of each zone and three villages from each district with random sample techniques
with 120 respondents. It was found that prominent farming system adopted by all the
respondents were (crop + dairy). Apart from Crop + Dairy the key farming system practicing
by marginal land holding respondents (6.6% and20.0%), small land holding (11.6% and
8.3%) and semi-medium land holding respondents (50.0% and 41.6%) were practicing (crop+
vegetables + fruits + dairy). Regarding purpose of adoption of IFS components, majority of
respondents reported that they had adopted all major IFS components for household as well as
commercial purposes.In Western zone Maximum profit earned by respondents by practising
Crops+Vegetables+Fruits+Dairy+Vermi-composting and generating a net income of Rs.
482778.7/- with an average land holding 5.72 acre, in. In Eastern zone respondents generating
a net income of Rs. 477865.8/- on the same components with an average land holding 8.04
acres, system. Majority of respondents showed positive impact and reported that increase in
household consumption, savings and family income after practising Integrated Farming
System and Majority of respondents were highly satisfied with food and nutritional, health,
agricultural and economic security. Some of the respondents reported personal, social,
technical, financial and production constraints in integrated farming system.