Integrated Farming System for Ecological Sustainability and Livelihood Security

IFS is a multidisciplinary whole farm approach and very effective in solving the problems of small and marginal farmers. This approach aims at increased productivity, profitability, sustainability, balanced food, clean environment, recycling of resources, income round the year, adoption of new technology, solving energy, fuel and fodder crises, avoiding deforestation, increased employment generation, input-output efficiency, enhanced opportunity for agriculture oriented industries and standard of living of the farmers. IFS approach isimportant as in thisthe waste of one enterprise becomes the input of another by making better use of resources which will result into sustainable development. Integrated farming system approach is not only a reliable way of obtaining fairly high productivity with substantial fertilizer economy but also a concept of ecological soundness leading to sustainable agriculture.