Development of integrated farming systems model under rainfed condition

Abstract

A research study titled Development of Integrated Farming System Model under Rainfed Condition'' was conducted during the kharif-rabi season of 2022-23 at the All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming System Research, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The model, designed for a one hectare area, incorporated various components such as crop cultivation, horticulture, goat farming, poultry, composting, kitchen gardening, and boundary plantation. The integrated farming system model demonstrated a system productivity of 7542 kg ha-1 of soybean equivalent yield. The combined gross monetary returns from crop, horticulture, goat farming, poultry, composting, kitchen gardening, and boundary plantation amounted to ₹333600, with a net monetary return of ₹205105 and a benefit-cost ratio of 2.60.