Resource Recycling for Farm Productivity and Profitability in Integrated Farming System under Rainfe

From April 2010 to March 2013, the current study was conducted in a 0.8 ha rainfed farm in five different blocks: Khajuripada of Kandhamal district (North Eastern Ghats Zone), Dhenkanal Sadar and Odapada of Dhenkanal district (Mid Central Table Land Zone), Golamunda and Narla of Kalahandi district (Western Undulating Zon), and Golamunda and Narla of Kalahandi district (Western Undulating The 31.92 q Rice Equivalent Yield (REY) of the 0.8 ha Integrated Farming System (IFS) model farm was 7.4 times higher than the conventional rice-greengram system. In the IFS model, the net return was Rs. 1,61,148/-, whereas in the conventional rice-greengram cropping system, the net return was Rs. 11,631/-. Other units employed the recyclable wastes of 3.3 t paddy straw, 3000 kg pond silt, 2129 kg poultry excreta, and 13 t mushroom used in the IFS model as input. In comparison to traditional cropping systems, IFS models have increased productivity and profitability due to efficient waste recycling. As a result, there was almost no waste left to damage the environment or degrade the resource base, whereas wastes in traditional systems were not properly utilised.

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