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Evaluation of Horticulture Based IFS Models for Providing Nutritional Security to Small and Marginal Farmers of Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh, India

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Title Evaluation of Horticulture Based IFS Models for Providing Nutritional Security to Small and Marginal Farmers of Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh, India
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Creator Poonam Kashyap, Avinash Kansal, Ashisa Kumar Prusty and J. P. Singh
 
Subject Fruits, nutritional security, higher returns, Sustainable development, Vegetables
 
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The farm holding size of India has been declining over years as a result of indiscriminate
fragmentation of land holding, industrialization and urbanization. Small farm holders
including the small and marginal farmers constitute more than 86% of Indian farm
families. Under such situation horticulture plays a significant role in contributing to
food and livelihood security along with the employment generation. Three horticulture
based modules viz. fruit tree based (CS-1, 0.3 ha), vegetable crops based (CS-2, 0.22
ha) and field crop based (CS-3, 0.4 ha) were evaluated. In CS-1 mango, guava and
banana were grown as the main crops whereas cucumber, radish, carrot and onion
as intercrops in mango, brinjal, vegetable pea and okra as intercrop in guava and
turmeric as intercrop in banana. In CS-2, turmeric, bottlegourd-cauliflower-tomato
and brinjal-potato were grown while under in CS-3 system Rice-wheat and sugarcanesugarcane
ratoon-wheat were grown. Results obtained from the study revealed that
among the three modules, vegetable based system has been found most effective in
terms of net returns for the first two years. The net returns ha-1 from the vegetable
based system was INR 151640 followed by CS-3 (INR 68765) followed by CS-1 being
INR 44660. Vegetable based system also resulted in higher employment generation.
Fruit based system gave lowest net returns hectare-1 as low yield was recorded from
the fruit trees during the initial years. Initial results of the study revealed that through
diversification of existing farming system livelihood of poor farmers can be improved
significantly.
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Date 2019-12-03T15:27:15Z
2019-12-03T15:27:15Z
2015-02-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/26761
 
Language English
 
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