Integrated Farming System (IFS)

Integrated Farming System (IFS) for enhancing productivity and minimizing risks associated with climatic variabilities. Under this system, crops/cropping system is integrated with activities like horticulture, livestock, fishery, agro-forestry, apiculture etc. to enable farmers to mitigate the impacts of drought, flood or other extreme weather events with the income opportunity from allied activities during crop damage.
A judicious mix of two or more components using cardinal principles of minimum competition and maximum complementary with advanced agronomic management tools aiming for sustainable and environment friendly improvement of farm income, family nutrition and ecosystem services.

Components of Integrated Farming system

1. Crops, livestock, birds and trees are the major components of any IFS.

2. Crop may have subsystem like

monocrop, mixed/intercrop,

multi-tier crops of cereals,

legumes (pulses), oilseeds,

forage etc.

3. Livestock components may be milch cow, goat, sheep, poultry, bees.

4. Tree components may include timer, fuel, fodder and fruit trees.

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