Vietnamese farmers in the Mekong Delta face worsening impacts of climate change. Environmental deterioration threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of people here. Since...
Integrated farming in small holder farms for livelihood and nutritional security
Farmers of coastal Tamil Nadu are compelled to grow rice despite its low returns, as rice alone has the unique feature of withstanding water stagnation for a longer period of...
Farm integration returns more
J Krishnan Integrated farming systems (IFS) involves linking several components of the farm system. Resource flows are established between components. The ‘outputs’ from one...
Integrated Farming System
Krishi Vigyan Kendras have been instrumental in helping farmers adopt integrated systems on the farm, thereby helping them produce more and earn more. Lyngrah’s farm, now...
Characterization of mixed farms
Mixed farming is common worldwide, in spite of a tendency in agribusiness, research and teaching towards specialized forms of farming. Obviously, mixing has both advantages and...
Recycling for resource efficiency – A practical model for up scaling
Systematic recycling and value addition of organic farm residues could make the farm more productive and self reliant. Contributing in several ways, recycling resources will also...
Small farms can be profitable
Nidhi Jamwal Rupees 10 lakh every year, from one-hectare land -- an unbelievable proposition for all those bought up on the much-propagated idea that small farmlands are...
Integrated Fish Farming – A tri-commodity approach
With ample water resources, the communities in hilly regions of Uttarakhand found an alternative livelihood supplementing agriculture. Village communities found it remunerative...
Sustainability through diversified farming
Diversified farming not only generates multiple returns but also keeps the costs low, when integrated. Sukhjeet shows that integrated farming not only provides food and income...