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Although the net profit/month is low
but still Y Rama Reddy had full faith
and here in his own words,
“I am earning less profit almost
neigligible but we as a family practicing
intergarted farming as a blessing from
our parents. Integrated farming is an
easy way to deal in case of financial/
economical crunch.”
Marketing of both livestock and agricultural
produce is through middlemen. They are having
four borewells to meet water requirement
for both livestock and agricultural activities.
Veterinary Officer Dr. Shravan Kumar
deworm and vaccinate animals regularly.
Only natural service is used for breeding of
buffaloes. Males calves, if born are sold out in
the market fetching a price according to their
body weight. The integrated farming system
enriches the soil fertility leading to recycling and environment conservation. It produces changes in
farming techniques for maximum production in the cropping pattern.
Economics of Integrated Farming System
Livestock
Milk
Sale
Agriculture
No. of
Milch
animals Milk
production/
day (Litres) Cost
(Rs.) Approximate
Total Income/
month
13 8 40 124800
Dung/year
Dung
25
30 tractors
1000
Total
30000/yr
(Own use)
124800*
*Excluding the income from Dung
Productivity
per acres Cost
(Rs.) Approximate
Total Income/
season
Paddy 23 quintals 1500 34500
Maize 17 quintals 1600 27200
Vegetables 10 quintals 1000 10000
Fodder 80 tonnes 30000/
month 2400000
(For own use)
Crops
Total
71700*
*Excluding the income from Fodder