Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
7864 eggs were produced annually of which family requirement is 1500 eggs year -1 . Annual
meat production from IFS was 160 kgs (live birds weight). The total fish biomass production
was 759 kg from 0.1 ha area of pond. IFS provided farmer’s family, an excellent quality of
protein from fish and meat, which he was unable to purchase due to his low purchasing
power. The high nutritional value of egg, fish, milk, meat overcome the undernourishment of
vulnerable groups such as infants and pre-school children, pregnant and lactating women
(Edwards, 2000). The results (table 2) indicated that out of total production of cereals,
vegetables, fruits, oilseed and milk, 55, 71, 77, 68 and 93% was marketable surplus,
respectively. An IFS is more secure in the supply of food as it has a diversified/greater
number of food species than the commercial farming system (Behera et al., 2018). Farmers
could ‘grow everything they eat and eat everything they grow’, which reflects the King’s
philosophy of self-sufficiency. Apart from increased household nutrition and income, the
added benefits of IFS are local availability of fresh products and the provision of employment
for household members (Bhargavi and Behera, 2020).
Annual production and surplus of farm produce in IFS
S. No. Produce Annual production Annual family requirement
(kg)
Annual
(kg)
1. Cereals 1444 kg 654 (45) 790 (55)
2. Pulses 150 kg 109 (73) 41 (27)
3. Vegetables 2045 kg 584 (29) 1461 (71)
4. Fruits 802 kg 182 (23) 620 (77)
5. Oilseed 113 kg 36 (32) 77 (68)
6. Milk 11553 litres 766 (7) 10787 (93)
7. Egg 7864 No. 1500 (23) 7864 (77)
*values in parentheses indicate the percentage of total production
Conclusion
surplus
IFS produced diverse food products i.e., 6 field crops produce, 6 vegetables, 5 fruits, milk,
eggs, meat and fish. Out of total production of cereals, vegetables, fruits, oilseed and milk,
45, 29, 23, 32 and 7% was family requirement and the rest 55, 71, 77, 68 and 93% was
marketable surplus respectively. IFS make the farmer self-sufficient in terms of ensuring
family members a balanced diet for leading a healthy life. Further direct benefits from IFS,
apart from increased household nutrition and income, are local availability of fresh products
and the provision of employment for household members.
References
Ecosystem based approaches for climate change adaptation, ecosystem services, integrated farming system
models, Land degradation neutrality
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