Book of Extended summaries ISDA

International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
Processing
Non availability of cheap
mineral mixture, Partial
decomposed FYM
Preparation of
mineral mixture,
supply of bio agent
for composting.
Preparation.
250
Use at
Own Farm
optional
Unawareness about use
of Farm bunds for minor/
dry land horticultural
plants
Local ber, unavailability
of fresh vegetable around
the year. Mismanagement
of compost
Fortification of
wheat flour,
preparation of
mineral mixture.
Supply of seeds for
kitchen gardening.
Training on methods
of compost making
Improvement of total net income (Rs)
520 1000
Farming Systems
Holding
size (ha)
Benchmark
Net income (Rs)
(From 0.20 ha )
First year
Crop +Bullock pair 0.93 95000 141552
Crop+ Dairy 1.33 88333 118657
Crop + Horticulture +Dairy and Bullock
pair
1.37 82333 130283
Use of improvement in existing farming system and diversification in components of farming system
showed rise in net income of farmers over farmers practice which they adopted earlier. A highest net
monetary return of Rs.141552 was recorded by field crop + Bullock pair farming system. In the studied
group of farmers the Field crop +Horticulture + Dairy and Bullock pair is second highest profitable
farming system. This System recorded Rs. 130283 net monetary returns over before intervention in the
various components of Field crop +Horticulture + Dairy and Bullock pair farming system. Part of
expenditure on livestock and on-farm processing and optional module was made in this year but results
are awaited. Complete expenditure on these modules i.e. on livestock, optional module in both the
blocks is not completed. Lower increase i.e. only 34 % increase was observed in Field crop + Dairy
farming system after intervention in crop + Dairy components. However, income was raised by farmers
due to adopting the diversification in cropping system.
Institutional and policy innovations for accelerated and enhanced impacts
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