Not AvailableA lowland integrated farming system model was studied for the productivity, profitability, inter-dependency and
sustainability in West coast of India for four years. The model included rice based cropping systems (0.4 ha) viz., rice-cowpea, rice-groundnut, rice-brinjal and rice-sweet corn integrated with dairy and forage crops grown on the bunds of the field. The results indicated that rice-sweet corn + dairy was productive (32.6 t ha-1) and
profitable system while rice-brinjal + dairy generated higher employment (256 man-days year-1) throughout the
year. Dairy was found economical due to on-farm generated green fodder (6.7 tonne) throughout the year and
efficient use of crop by-products, about 30-35% of the gross return contributed from the dairy except during
2014-15. The lowland farming system facilitated maximum recycling of nutrients through composting, on an
average 101.2 kg of N, 18.2 kg of P and 61.9 kg of K were recycled every year. Significantly higher carbon
sequestration was noticed in rice-groundnut system (28.6 Mg C ha-1). The study concluded that integrated farming system including cereals, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables integration with dairy were productive, sustainable, climate resilient and economically viable for west coast region of India.Not Availabl
