Development of Integrated farming system model: A Case study of a farmer of Jhajjar District of Haryana

Abstract

In India, increasing population coupled with decreasing land holding which results in declining productivity challenged the livelihood of small and marginal farmers. The concept of integrated farming system which integrated various agricultural components and enterprises at farm level helps to have sustainable agriculture production system. Considering the efficacy of integrated farming system, present study was carried out at a farm comprising of bee keeping + horticultural crops + cereal crops,regarding farm income in Malikpur village of district Jhajjar, Haryana during 2021-22. Due to adoption of system net income has increased by 116 percent, indicating that integrated farming system could address the issues of productivity, sustainability and income generation effectively.