Entrepreneurship in Integrated Farming System

by Adyant Kumar, Milind B Katare, Babloo Sharma, Sudhanand Prasad Lal, M S Malik

ISBN: 9789371706865
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 15950.00
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Author Profile

Dr. Adyant Kumar is working Assistant Professor cum Junior Scientist, Department of Agronomy, Tilka Manjhi Agriculture College, Godda at Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand. He had completed his Doctorate and Master degree in Agriculture with specialization in Agronomy from BCKV, West Bengal and RAU, Pusa (Bihar), respectively. Dr. Milind B. Katare, Ph.D. (Aquaculture) is presently working as Subject Matter Specialist (Fisheries) at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, East Garo Hills Meghalaya under the administrative control of Central Agricultural University, Imphal , Manipur. Dr. Babloo Sharma is working as Subject Matter Specialist at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (SKRAU, Bikaner) from last four year. He had done his doctorate and master degree in Agriculture with specialization in Soil and water conservation from BCKV, West Bengal and Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, respectively. He is also published more than 5 books, 10 book chapters and many popular articles in English and regional language. Dr. Sudhanand Prasad Lal is currently an Assistant Professor cum Scientist, Department of Extension Education, PG College of Agriculture, RPCAU, Pusa. He did his MSc from, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal and Ph.D. Agricultural Extension Education. Dr. M. S. Malik, obtained his Master degree in Forestry from Sri Lanka in 1987 and did his Ph.D. in Forestry from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. He is presently serving as Dean of the Faculty of Forestry, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, being a University Professor and heading the Department of Silviculture & Agroforestry for more than 16 years.

About The Book

The book deals with the essential information regarding entrepreneurial development of integrated farming system models throughout the country, where agriculture and allied components are extensively presented under the same umbrella in a sustainable way. This book will be of immense use in imparting knowledge on diversified and suitable IFS models based research findings and policy suggestions which will be useful for policymakers, financial institutions, and researcher, in identifying the challenges and innovation confronting integrated farming system for the livelihood security of Indian farmers and helpful for self-reliant (Atmanirbhar).

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii The Editors xv The Contributors xix 1. Origin and History of Integrated Farming System: Few Grassroots Experiences and its Revival through Agro-tourism 1 Sudhanand Prasad Lal, Abhishek Mahendra, Afsana Rozi and Monika Verma 2. Business Opportunities in Integrated Farming System 17 Visha Kumari Venugopalan and Kajal Sengupta 3. Integrated Farming System: A Promising Sphere for Entrepreneurship 31 Sunil Dutt, Nishant Kumar and T.K. Mohanty 4. Typical Sustainable Integrated Farming System Models for Socio-Economic Upliftment of Small and Marginal Farmers 49 Rajeev Kumar Srivastava, Sudhanand Prasad Lal, Samrat Sikdar and Akramul Hoque xii 5. Agri-Horticultural Systems for Doubling Farmers’ Income and Climate Resilience 69 Narayan Lal, Asha Sahu, A.K. Vishwakarma, B.L. Lakaria, Nisha Sahu, D.K. Jayswal, A.B. Singh, A.K. Biswas and A.K. Patra 6. Jute-Based Farming Systems for Sustaining Livelihood in Eastern India 85 Mukesh Kumar, A.K. Ghorai and S. Mitra 7. Integrated Livestock Farming Systems: A Cornerstone for Augmenting Farmers’ Income 103 Amandeep Singh, Y.S. Jadoun, Gurpreet Kour and Harpreet Kour 8. Livestock Production System with Special Reference to Northern States of India 115 Arunbeer Singh, Pragya Bhadauria and Shabnam Sidhu 9. Rice-Fish Culture Integration in Agro-climatic Condition of Assam, India 131 Avinash Talukdar, Dharitri Baruah, Imtiaz Ahmed, Kankana Borah and Chinmoy Kashyap 10. Horticulture-cum-Fish Culture: An Integrated Approach 147 R. Somu Sunder Lingam, S. Aanand and P. Velmurugan 11. Integrated Farming of Fish with Cattle: An Entrepreneurial Approach 157 S. Sangavi, C. Judith Betsy and J. Stephen Sampath Kumar 12. Fish-Mushroom Integration with Special Reference to Mushroom Compost Management 171 S.S. Rathore, N.K. Suyani and M.I.R. Khan 13. Aquaculture-cum-Poultry Farming System for Augmenting Farmers’ Income 189 A. Devivaraprasad Reddy, T. Vijaya Nirmala, CH. Balakrishna, J. Venkat Satish, E. KarunaSree, K. Venkata Subbaiah, V. Deepthi, B. Srinivasulu and J.V. Prasad xiii 14. Integrated Fish and Duck Farming System: A Potential Model for an Entrepreneurial Endeavour 203 Banlam Jingshai Marbaniang and Gouranga Biswas 15. Common Practiced Integrated Fish Farming Systems in the Northern States of India 235 Rajinder Kaur, P.S. Tanwar and Tarang Kumar Shah 16. Integrated Farming System: An Emerging Approach for Sustainable Development of the Farmers 251 Kajal Sengupta, Prasun Chatterjee and Adyant Kumar 17. Integrated Farming Systems for Livelihood Security in Coastal and Island Regions 285 S. Dam Roy, T.P. Swarnam and A. Velmurugan 18. Waste-Wealth Relationship through Integrated Fish-based Farming Approaches 303 Jham Lal, Nitesh Kumar Yadav, Soibam Khogen Singh and Pradyut Biswas 19. Non-Conventional Energy Sources for Integrated Farming System in Irrigation and Water Management 321 Deepak Kumar, Rashmi and Utkarsh Kumar 20. Biotechnology Interventions in Integrated Farming Systems: An Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Climate Change Scenario 341 Aditya Pratap Singh, Y. Linthoingambi Devi, Pramod Kumar Pandey and Telem M. Chanu Index 357