Integrated farming System: Profitable farming to small farmers

Indian Scenario 80% of Small and Marginal farmers out of 115 operational land holding growing monocarp or commercial crop having less profitable due many constraints. From field study conducted on performance of integrated farming system over farmers practice system for one ha. Area at Agricultural Research Station, Hagari, Ballari, Karnataka for four successive years of 2010-11 to 2013-14 in deep black soils to explore the productivity and profitability under irrigated condition. Among the system evaluated integrated farming system has recorded higher average net returns (Rs. 64380) and benefit cost ratio (10.35) over the conventional method. Higher Profitability and productivity with lesser cost of cultivation of integrated farming system when compared to farmers practice.