Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development

The term “integrated farming system” (IFS), refers to a group of interconnected, frequently interlocking production systems based on a small number of crops, animals, and related subsidiary businesses that maximise the use of nutrients in each system while minimising the detrimental environmental effects of these enterprises. Studies on integrated farming systems are less common. The Ferozepur district in Punjab was never investigated in this regard. The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not an integrated farming system can raise farmers’ economic standing. Various integrated agricultural systems are used by different farmers. The farming method used by the majority of IFS farmers (22%) was Crops + Dairy + Vegetables (10%). The percentage of respondents for the farming systems of Crops + Dairy + Poultry, Crops + Dairy + Forestry, and Crops + Dairy + Fruits was 10%. With the same percentage of adopters (8%) as them were Crops + Dairy + Bee-Keeping and Crops + Dairy + Mushroom. Crops + Dairy + Goatary farming is practiced by 12% of IFS farmers. The single cropping system used by all integrated farming systems, i.e. (Non IFS). The farming system with the biggest percentage gain in net returns (160%) is Crops + Dairy + Vegetables, which is also the most profitable. The highest net returns are 328102 rupees. The second most lucrative farming system is crops + dairy + beekeeping, with a 158.4 per cent rise in net profits. Crops + Dairy + Mushroom is third, followed by Crops + Dairy + Goatry, Crops + Dairy + Fruits, and Crops + Dairy + Forestry on the list of least lucrative integrated agricultural systems. Crops + Dairy + Poultry is second, possibly due to the high chick mortality rate, while Crops + Dairy is the least profitable overall.