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No full textNot AvailableCrop and livestock cannot be separated for small holder agriculture in India as crop +
livestock is the pre-dominant farming system existing in the country and livelihood of 117
million marginal and small farm holdings revolves around this system. Small categories of
farms are often subjected to weather vagaries like flood, drought and other natural
calamities and farming remains risky. Vertical expansion in small farms is possible by
integrating appropriate farming system components requiring less space and time and
ensuring periodic income to the farmers. Integrated Farming System (IFS) is considered
to be powerful tool and holds the key for ensuring income, employment, livelihood and
nutritional security in a sustainable mode for small and marginal farmers who constitute
84.97% of total operational holdings and operated 44.31% of area. Integrated system
meets the above goals through multiple uses of natural resources such as land, water,
nutrients and energy in a complimentary way thus giving scope for round the year
sustainable income from various enterprises.Not Availabl
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No full textNot AvailableInter- cropping of orchards with suitable fodder species to mitigate the gap between demand and supply of fodder in different region could be helpful for livestock production, which has vital role in rural economy of the country. Keeping these points in mind, an experiment was initiatedwith the objective to test productivity and quality of different kharif and rabi fodder crops under inter row space of kinnow plantation.Not Availabl
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No full textNot AvailableThe organic movement may have gained a place in the spotlight of the mainstream now, but it has not been like
that for long. Since the 1950s, organic farmers operating at a grassroots level have devised, tested and shared production
methods. Organic crop production in the organic farming system is gradually gaining momentum
worldwide. For achieving sustainable food–livelihood–environmental security, an array of alternatives to chemical
intensive agriculture is to be developed. Globally, 187 countries are involved in organic farming with 72.3 million ha
land. The area of organic farming increased rapidly from 0.58 thousand ha in 2003–04 to 26.6 thousand ha in
2020–21, and many government schemes are initiated. Of the farmers involved in organic farming globally, 43.8%
are from India, but currently India shares only 4.7% to global area. Therefore, technology development is going to
play a critical role in enhancing the area, production and productivity. Integrated organic farming system models enhanced
the system productivity and resulted in net returns ` 171,867/ha in Umiam, Meghalaya to ` 433,490/ha
in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Hence, organic farming endorses the one health approach to ensure healthy soil,
plant, animal, human and environment. Organic farming improves the ecosystem services through regenerative approach
for rehabilitation of food and farming systems. Therefore, it is an alternative viable option for sustainable
and clean food production with minimum environmental pollution. Organic farming practices are suitable for small and marginal farmers, especially for their sustainable livelihood food security and to minimize the risk. Sustained efforts
from research institutes, developmental organizations, progressive farmers, input dealers, processors and
other stakeholders are warranted for better adoption of organic farming in horticultural crops in the long run. In this article, suitable location–specific organic farming technologies for agricultural and horticultural crops are focused.Not Availabl
