There are 115 million operational holdings in the country and about 80% are marginal and
small farmers. To fulfill the basic needs of house hold including food (cereal, pulses …

Agriculture is the largest consumer of water in world. Due to demand of water for industrial
and drinking purposes, the share of available water resources in agriculture sector is …

Small and marginal farmers are the core of the Indian rural economy constituting 85% of the
total farming community but possessing only 44% of the total operational land. Indian …

Ensuring higher productivity and profitability, gainful employment and adequate supply of
food, feed, fodder and fiber for a growing human and livestock population, along with …

Integration of different agriculturally related enterprises with crop activity as base, provide
ways to recycle the products and by-products of one component as input to another linked …

For efficient utilisation of available farm resources and to increase the income per unit of
land, seven integrated farming systems were developed and different combinations of crop …

In India, nearly 100 million ha of land is under rainfed cultivation and therefore, rainfed
agriculture will continue to play an important role in the Indian economy. The disappointing …

After attaining independence and subsequent efforts made through green and other
revolutions, the country has got ability to produce 5 times more food grains, 9 times …

A field experiment was conducted during 2010-2012 to enhance the crop productivity as
well as water productivity through conjunctive use of rain, surface and ground water …

Integrated Farming System for Improving Agricultural Productivity Page 1 Introduction An
agricultural system is synthetic (man-made) system, embedded in the natural and social …