This has become the major area of interest among scientist, administrator and environmentalist. At present, 3 ha of dryland crop produce cereal grain equivalent to that produced in one ha irrigated crop. Sustainable integrated farming system for dryland vertisol areas of western zone of tamil nadu, ph.d.
Integrated farming system IN rainfed ecosystem
Received 18 may 2009, accepted 7 october 2009.
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Integrated dryland farming practices for sustainable production. The challenges of the present millennium would be to produce more from. Research institute for dryland agriculture, hyderabad 500 059, andhra pradesh, india. The integrated farming systems approach introduces a change in the farming techniques for maximum productivity in farming by optimal utilisation of resources.
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According to the principle of efficiently utilizing natural rainfall, vegetation coverage and biodiversity tended to be gradually increased in dryland agricultural area of china, while there has been synergetic development in coupled natural and human system through incorporating food crops and cash crops into artificial grassland and livestock husbandry. In southern rajasthan that condition suitable Resource recycling and flow of energy in different farming. Thesis, tamil nadu agricultural university, coimbatore, tamil nadu.
Operatively, dryland farming is practiced where annual potential water evaporation exceeds annual precipitation.
Income and employment effects of livestock and. Integrated farming system (ifs) for wetland system. Dryland farming is frequently defined as crop production in areas with less than 500 mm of annual precipitation, but this definition omits a critical component of the equation, evaporation potential. Goals of integrated farming systems maximization of yield of all component enterprises to provide steady and stable income.
Title:integrated farming system for sustainable agriculture in dryland vertisols.
Now a day’s climate change is a major concern related to environment safety and sustainability of land productivity. The traditional cropping leads to a high degree of uncertainty in yield, income and employment under dryland conditions. Dryland agricultural research station, tamil nadu. A farming system model encompassing crops, trees and livestock is the only option against climate change, recurrent droughts, loss of biodiversity and land degradation plaguing dryland agriculture.
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About 70% of rural population lives in dry farming areas and their livelihood depend on success or failure of the crops. Shah 1 and fengmin li 4 National bank for agriculture & rural development (nabard) and also cooperative banks have already expressed their willingness to extend financial help for running those viable dryland. · to provide employment throughout the year.
Integrated farming system (ifs) is an interdependent, interrelated often interlocking production systems based on few crops, animals and related subsidiary enterprises in such a way that maximize the utilization of nutrients of each system and minimize the negative effect of these enterprises on environment.
Integrated farming system model for dry lands integrated farming system model suggested for coimbatore, tamilnadu having mean annual rainfall: · to increase and sustain the farm productivity and income under drylands. As practices of integrated weed control in nature farming systems, surface application of a. Farming systems for sustainable agriculture in watersheds, integrated nutrient supply system, organic farming, ley farming and maintenance of soil fertility in watersheds, plant breeding strategies for rainfed areas.
This farming system was compared with conventional cropping normally followed in the region.
In future the additional food has to come mainly from the drylands. Integrated farming system model for livelihood security in crop (rs.
