Development of integrated farming system model for marginal farmers of cauvery delta zone

Field experiments were conducted on development of IFS for marginal farmers in 0.8 ha area at Soil and Water management Research Institute, Thanjavur for a period of 4 years from 2012 to 2016 under irrigated condition in sandy loam soil to explore the productivity and profitability of Integrated Farming System. The IFS model with six components viz., crop + horticulture + dairy + fisheries + poultry + vermicompost in 0.8 ha area recorded higher gross return (Rs. 3,01,659) and net return (Rs. 1,37,349) with a B:C ratio of 1.83 against Rs. 1,22,650 and Rs. 42480 with the B:C ratio of 1.53 in conventional method of cropping alone of rice (kharif)-rice (rabi). Thus the developed IFS model could improve the productivity and profitability of marginal farmers.