scholarly journals Biodiversity And Dynamics Of Occurence Of Epigeic Groups In Different Types Of Farming

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Jana Porhajašová ◽  
Jaroslav Noskovič ◽  
Alena Rakovská ◽  
Mária Babošová ◽  
Terézia Čeryová
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Medicago Sativa ◽  
Vicia Faba ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Vegetation Period ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Trophic Conditions ◽  
Ecological Farming ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Different Types

Abstract The aim of this work was to determine and compare the occurrence of epigeic groups in two methods of farming, ecological one and integrated one. The research was conducte in the locality Nitra – Dolná Malanta in the years 2013 and 2014. The monitoring locality is situated in the south-western part of Slovakia, in altitude 175–180 m on highly productive soils. For the collection of biological material, the earth traps method was applied, used during the vegetation period (from April to October), within both farming systems, at Hordeum sativum, Triticum aestivum and Vicia faba undersowing with Medicago sativa. In canopy of these crops, two soil traps were installed, renewed in monthly intervals. The total of 7,722 exemplars of epigeic groups was obtained, of which 4,355 exemplars were in ecological farming and 3,367 exemplars in integrated farming system. In both treatments, 19 epigeic groups were determined, with dominant abundance of Coleoptera, Collembola, Acarina, Araneae. Also other groups such as Diplopoda, Heteroptera, Chilopoda etc. were observed in lower occurrence. Based on the evaluation of influence of the crop in terms of the occurrence of epigeic groups, the most suitable conditions created Vicia faba with undersowing Medicago sativa (integrated farming) and Triticum aestivum (ecological farming). On the basis of calculated indexes, both farming systems can be evaluated as homeostatically balanced, providing present epigeic groups with topical and trophic conditions.

Enhancement in productivity and income sustainability through Integrated farming system approaches for small and marginal farmers of Eastern India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
SANJEEV KUMAR ◽  
SHIVANI . ◽  
S. K. SAMAL ◽  
S. K. DWIVEDI ◽  
MANIBHUSHAN .
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Recycling ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Net Income ◽  
System Productivity ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Systems Models ◽  
The Cost

Integration of different components viz. livestock, fishery, horticulture, mushroom etc. along with field crops not only enhanced productivity but by-products (waste) of one component act as input for another component through resource recycling within the system. Six integrated farming systems models with suitable combinations of Crop, vegetables, fruit trees, fish, livestock, mushroom etc. were made and evaluated at the experimental farm of ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna during 2012-16 for harness maximum income, nutrient recycling and employment. Among six combinations, crop + fish + duck + goat resulted as most profitable combination in terms of productivity (RGEY- 22.2t), net income (Rs. 2,15,900/ha), additional employment (170 days/year) with income sustainability index (ISI) by 90.2. Upon nutrient recycling prepared from different wastes from the system Crop + fish + duck + goat combination added N (56.5 kg), P (39.6 kg) and K (42.7 kg) into the soil and reduced the cost of cultivation by 24 percent and was followed by crop + fish + goat combination. Crops grown under IFS mode with different types of manures produced 31 percent higher yield over conventional rice- wheat system. The contribution of crops towards the system productivity ranged from 36.4 to 56.2 %, while fish ranged from 22.0-33.5 %; for goat 25.4-32.9 %; for poultry 38.7 %; for duck 22.0-29.0 %; for cattle 32.2% and for mushroom 10.3 %.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF FARMING SYSTEMS ON INDICATORS OF BEEF CALVES GROWTH

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ducháček ◽  
R. Toušová ◽  
L. Stádník ◽  
Z. Biniová ◽  
M. Ptáček ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Genetic Progress ◽  
Ecological Farming ◽  
Model Equations ◽  
Daily Gain ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Growth Ability

The aim of this study was to evaluate growth ability of Charolais calves in different systems of farming. The observations were performed in period of 8 years (2007 - 2014) in one herd, which was transiting from conventional to ecological farming system. Period from 2007 to 2010 was of conventional character, 2010 to 2012 transition phase, and from 2012 to 2014 ecological phase. This transfer is directly linked to changes in cow´s welfare and nutrition. Growth ability (live weight at birth, 120, and 210 days of age, average daily gain from birth to 120, from birth to 210, and from 120 to 210 days of age) of 518 Charolais calves was measured. Statistical analyses were performed using SAS 9.3 software, GLM procedure. The model equations contend effect of sex, number of parity, month of calves birth and type of farming system. Difference in birth weight of calves between farming systems was small and insignificant. This fact may be due to breeding system focused on easy calving. Increase of values measured in different age and average daily gains were statistical significant (P < 0.05) between conventional and ecological farming. The increase of parameters of weight and average daily gain could be largely connected with genetic progress in Charolais population in Czech Republic and following good selection of bulls to insemination and natural breeding. Nevertheless, the transition from conventional to ecological farming system did not affected growth ability of beef cattle negatively and, in contrary, results of growth improved farm economy.

scholarly journals Socio-economic and Psychological Profile of Farmers Practicing Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) in Andhra Pradesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 305-316
Author(s):  
T. Sri Chandana ◽  
P. L. R. J. Praveena ◽  
T. Lakshmi ◽  
D. Subramanyam ◽  
B. Ravindra Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Cropping Pattern ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
Indian Agriculture ◽  
North East ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Mass Media Exposure

Agriculture is always been considered as the backbone of our country. In India, 70 per cent of the rural population is engaged in agriculture and 80 per cent of the population lives directly or indirectly on agriculture. There are 115 million operational holdings in the country and about 80 per cent are marginal and small farmers [1]. Indian agriculture has been taken the responsibility of providing food and employment to its millions of people. The present study described the socio-economic and psychological profile of Integrated Farming System practicing farmers in Chittoor from Rayalaseema region, East Godavari from North East Coastal region and Srikakulam from North Coastal region. The sample constituted to a total of 189 farmers. The farmers practicing Integrated Farming System were middle aged (52.38%), completed graduation (26.98%), were small land holders (43.39%) with high experience in IFS (55.56%), had nuclear family (88.89%) and with fair cropping pattern (69.31%). The major occupation of the IFS farmers was cultivation (51.85%) with medium family size (67.72%), annual income (49.21%), extension contact (43.39%), mass media exposure (43.92%), economic motivation (54.50%), decision making ability (46.03%), risk preference (53.44%), enterprise combination (100.00%) and members of at least one organization (65.08%).

EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS UNDER INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM (IFS) FOR SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS UNDER SEMI-HUMID CLIMATIC ENVIRONMENT

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANJEEV KUMAR ◽  
N. SUBASH ◽  
S. SHIVANI ◽  
S. S. SINGH ◽  
A. DEY
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Recycling ◽  
Soil Health ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Farm Families ◽  
Net Returns ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Climatic Environment ◽  
Phosphorus And Potassium

SUMMARYFor 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, animal, fish and bird were evaluated at three locations of Eastern India, viz. Patna, Vaishali and Munger districts, to sustain productivity, profitability, employment generation and nutrient recycling for lowland situations from 2007–2008 to 2009–2010. Among the tested different Integrated Farming System (IFS) models, viz. (i) crop + fish + poultry, (ii) crop + fish + duck, (iii) crop + fish + goat, (iv) crop + fish + duck + goat, (v) crop + fish + cattle, (vi) crop + fish + mushroom and (vii) crop alone, crop + fish + cattle model recorded higher rice (Oryza sativa L.) grain equivalent yield (RGEY) (18.76 t/ha) than any other combinations, but in terms of economics, crop + fish + duck + goat model supersedes over all other combinations. The highest average net returns (USD 2655/yr) were recorded from crop + fish + duck + goat system over all other systems tested here. Higher average employment of 656 man-days/year were also recorded from crop + fish + duck + goat system because of better involvement of farm family labours throughout the year. Based on a sustainability index (SI) derived from different models, crop + fish + duck + goat system was found superior with a maximum sustainability for net returns (73.1%), apart from the addition of appreciable quantity of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium into the system in the form of recycled animal and plant wastes. The wastes/by-products of crop/animals were used as input for another component to increase the nutrient efficiency at the farm level through nutrient recycling. Results on integration of different components with crop depending upon suitability and preferences were found encouraging, and to enhance the productivity, economic returns, generating employment for farm families and maintaining soil health of the farm, the crop + fish + duck + goat combination could be adopted in the eastern part of India than cultivating the crop alone on the same piece of land under irrigated condition. Addition of organic residues in the form of animal and plant wastes could also help in improving the soil-health and thereby productivity over a longer period of time with lesser environmental hazards. The livelihoods of small and marginal farmers could be improved by their adoption of IFS technologies on a larger scale, as they provide scope to employ more labour year-round.

scholarly journals Economic Analysis of Integrated Farming Systems in Uttar Kannada District of Karnataka

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Shruthi ◽  
N.R. Mamle Desai
Keyword(s):  
Economic Analysis ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Personal Interview ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Integrated Farming Systems

Background: The present study was conducted in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka as a project on integrated farming systems was implemented in this district by University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad during the year 2013-15. It was considered for study in master’s research. Methods: Under the study three taluks viz., Sirsi, Mundagod and Bhatkala were selected with an overall objective of identifying and analyzing and the economics of integrated farming systems. The relevant data collected from primary sources through personal interview method were analyzed by tabular and production function techniques. Four main integrated farming systems followed by majority of the farmers in the study area are selected for study, viz., Integrated Farming System-I,II,III,IV. Result: The study revealed that the total cost under Integrated Farming Systems-III was highest with Rs. 129023, while it was Rs. 115388, Rs.115266 and Rs. 97434 respectively in Integrated Farming Systems-I,II and IV. net farm returns was highest under Integrated Farming Systems-I which was Rs. 86351. In all the different integrated farming systems, the labour and seed cost had significant influence on gross returns. The seed and feed were underutilized, fertilizer, FYM and land were over utilized.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM (IFS) MENUJU DESA AGROWISATA DI DESA JATISARI, KECAMATAN JATISRONO, KABUPATEN WONOGIRI

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Srie Juli Rachmawatie ◽  
Adib Norma Respati ◽  
Nancy Oktyajati ◽  
Libria Widiastuti ◽  
Endang Siti Rahayu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Engineering Science ◽  
Land Productivity ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Service Activity ◽  
Integrated Farming Systems

Integrated Farming System is a management system for plants, livestock, and aquaculture with environment to produce an excellent product. The objectives of the community service activity were empowering Jatisari Village community to realize the Agrotourism Village, ensuring integrated farming systems run well and optimally, and making Jatisari Village a fostered village of the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Agriculture UNIBA. Integrated farming system is a system that combines agricultural activities, animal husbandry, fisheries, and forestry with other sciences related to agriculture in one land, so that it is expected to be one of the solutions for increasing land productivity, building programs and environmental conservation, and integrated village development. Entrepreneurship is also important to support the existence of agrotourism of Jatisari Village. Jatisari Village is prospective in developing agrotourism areas. Local potential, natural resources and human resources can be utilized to support the development of agrotourism areas

scholarly journals The influence of microbial preparations and farming systems on the structure of the microbocenosis of the rhizosphere of Triticum aestivum L.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.Yu. Egovtseva ◽  
◽  
T.N. Melnichuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Microbiological Analysis ◽  
Conventional Farming ◽  
No Till ◽  
Number Of Microorganisms ◽  
The Impact

Microorganisms are the most important bioindicators of the environment and ecological risk assessment. The impact of the no-till farming system in combination with microbial preparations needs to be studied and is an urgent task aimed at preserving fertility. The aim of our study was to determine the effect of pre-sowing inoculation with complex microbial preparations (CMP) and farming systems (no-till and conventional farming system) on the microbocenosis of the rhizosphere of Triticum aestivum L. in the Crimean Steppe. Microbiological analysis of the rhizosphere showed a significant increase in the number of actinobacteria (twice). The number of micromycetes, among which there are many pathogens of various plant diseases, decreased under direct sowing by 23 % as a result of inoculation and amounted to 21.5 thousand CFU/g of soil. The number of cellulose-destroying microorganisms that form soil fertility increased under the influence of microbial preparations by 23 % under conventional farming system (10.0 thousand CFU/g of soil); by 20 % under no-till (15.4 thousand CFU/g of soil). Thus, it was found that the use of microbial preparations under both farming techniques contributed to an increase in the number of microorganisms of most ecological-trophic groups that participate in the transformation of nitrogen in the rhizosphere, enhanced enzymatic processes, reduced the development of pathogenic microbiota and, consequently, contributed to improving the state of soil biocenosis.

scholarly journals The influence of farming systems and microbial preparations on the structure of the microbocenosis of the rhizosphere of Triticum aestivum L.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yu. Egovtseva ◽  
T. N. Melnichuk ◽  
S. F. Abdurashitov
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Winter Wheat ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Taxonomic Structure ◽  
Traditional Farming ◽  
Wheat Rhizosphere ◽  
Rhizosphere Microbiome ◽  
No Till

The use of microbial preparations contributed to a change in the taxonomic structure of winter wheat rhizosphere microbiome was established. A more significant effect of microbial preparations was noted under no-till technology on the structure of the microbiome than with the traditional farming system.

Livelihood improvement through integrated farming system interventions to resource poor farmers

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
SANJEEV KUMAR ◽  
SHIVANI .
Keyword(s):  
Nutrient Recycling ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Net Returns ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Labour Requirement ◽  
Initial Survey ◽  
Benefit Cost

The field experiment was conducted to study the integrated farming approach over conventional method of agriculture farming. An area of 5.6 ha of land was selected for the experimental trial involving twelve small and marginal farmers at village Chakramdas of Vaishali district in Bihar. The initial survey conducted to assess the farming practice and the economics of conventional farming over developed integrated farming systems (IFS). The crop equivalent yield (q/ha), net returns (Rs/ha) and the Benefit: Cost ratio was calculated both as per farmers practice and as per integrated farming approach. Crop + fish +duck +goat integration supersedes over all other integrations in terms of monetary returns (Rs. 1,07, 828/annum) with a sustainability index of 83.9 while in terms of RGEY, Crop + fish + cattle integration supersedes among other integrations (18.76t/ha) but due to more labour requirement it couldn't supersedes over crop + fish + duck + goat integration in economic terms. Under individual component goat rearing again supersedes over other enterprises with a B: C ratio of 2.7. Additional nutrient gain in terms of NPK was found highest with poultry upon nutrient recycling within the system.

Relative profitability of farming systems research and development (FSRD) project farmers and non-project farmers of integrated farming systems in Tangail district of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-122
Author(s):  
Sajia Sharmin ◽  
M Harun Ar Rashid ◽  
Ratna Begum ◽  
Sadia Sharmin Hoque
Keyword(s):  
Farming Systems ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Benefit Cost Ratio ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Human Labor ◽  
Technological Intervention ◽  
Relative Profitability

Integrated farming system modifies the commercial farming system which ensures higher food production to equate the demand, environmental protection through effective recycling of waste and increased farm income. The present study was undertaken to examine the relative profitability of FSRD project farmers and non-project farmers of integrated farming system. Eighty (80) farmers (40 from FSRD project and 40 from non-project farmers) were selected from Kalihati Upazila under Tangail district of Bangladesh. In the study area, vegetables, fish and poultry enterprises were integrated under technological intervention. The waste of poultry farm was used in fish production and the soil of the pond was used in vegetables cultivation. Per hectare net returns from integrated farming were estimated at Tk513458.10 and Tk256511.90for FSRD project farmers and non-project farmers, respectively. Benefit cost ratio (BCR) was 1.66 for FSRD project farmers and1.37 for non-project farmers. In functional analysis, human labor, fingerling, feed, fertilizer, insecticides costs in case of FSRD project farmers and human labor, feed, salt and lime costs in case of non-project farmers had significant impact on per hectare return of integrated farming. FSRD project farmers were more profitable than the non-project farmers. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is great scope to improve the overall economic condition of farmers through introducing integrated farming system in Tangail District of Bangladesh.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 16(1): 117-122, April 2018

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