Improving Livelihood Through Adoption Of IFS-A Farmer’s Success Story

Abstract

Economic wellbeing of the farmers has necessitated the successful technological interventions and adoption of refined technologies leads to enhanced outputs. There is need to improve the efficiency of farming systems for more yield per unit area to feed the burgeoning population as there is no scope for horizontal expansion of the land area due to change in land use and urbanization. For enhancing productivity Integrated farming system is one such approach towards intensification of small holder farm income to ensure sustainable livelihood. Integration of resources is made through a combination of land, water and animal resources of a farm through careful planning including recycling of bio-resources. The current study was undertaken to ascertain the change in farm income of a farmer from district shopian who adopted integrating farming system by utilizing the resources from his farm which helped him include poultry, vegetable, fish farming Sheep rearing and vermicompost units. The converted his mono farming fruit orchard into multi entereprise which changed his livelihood besides generating employment opportunities for the rural youth of nearby areas.