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Resource integration, nutrient recycling and economics of an integrated farming system in Southern Kerala

International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics

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Title Resource integration, nutrient recycling and economics of an integrated farming system in Southern Kerala
 
Creator ISAAC, SHEEBA REBECCA
GEORGE, AJITH JACOB
GEORGE, LINU
 
Subject Benefit : Cost, Integration, IFS, Nutrient addition, Recycling, Sustainable
 
Description An integrated farming system consists of a range of resource-saving practices that aim to achieve acceptable profits, high sustained levels of production and preserving the environment, while minimizing the negative effects of intensive farming. This paper presents insights into integrated farming systems of crops with allied enterprises, implemented in a 0.4 ha upland holding in Vettikavala block, Kollam district, Kerala state. The structural composition, recycling of organic nutrients, nutrient accretions and farm income are quantified demonstrating the technical feasibility and economic viability of the system. Besides facilitating cash income, integrated farming system generates additional employment and minimizes the risk associated with conventional cropping systems. The emphasis has been on optimising resource utilization rather than maximization of individual elements in the system.
 
Publisher HIND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
 
Date 2015-06-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.myresearchjournals.com/index.php/IRJAES/article/view/2086
 
Source International Research Journal of Agricultural Economics and Statistics; Vol 6, No 1 (2015)
2231-6434
2229-7278
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.myresearchjournals.com/index.php/IRJAES/article/view/2086/2016
 
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