Field crops + vegetables + dairy + goatery + poultry system

Field crops + vegetables + dairy + goatery + poultry system

This integrated farming system model in one-hectare area. The production system is suitable for adoption in Eastern Ghats High land Zone

Area Requirement for the model:  One-hectare area

Enterprise and area allotment: Allocation of 50% area for field crops (rice, maize, millets, pulses and oil seeds), 40% area for vegetables and rest 10% area for livestock (dairy 2-3 cross breed cows, + 50 back yard poultry birds + 5-10 goats)

Income: With optimum management the system gives net income of Rs. 1, 10,000 per annum/ha with B: C ratio of 2.4. Field crop contributes 25%, vegetables 40% and livestock 35% of the total income from the system.

Suitable District: Nawrangapur and parts of Koraput