Integration of crop-livestock-poultry-duck farming system by large farmers in the Plain tribal areas of Chhattisgarh in Central India

摘要

InvestigationswerecarriedoutinDurgdistricttofindoutasustainablemixedfarmingmodelwhichiseconomicallyviableintegratingthedifferentcomponentlikecrop,livestock,poultryandduckon7.5acrelandholding.DifferentviablemodulesViz.(T1)arable,(T2)crop+4bullocks+4cow,(T3)crop+4bullocks+4buffaloes,(T4)crop+4bullocks+2cow+2buffaloes,(T5)crop+2bullocks+2cow+2buffaloes+25goatsand(T6)crop+4bullocks+2cow+2buffaloes+25goats+30poultry+30ducksweredevelopedtofindoutthebestpackageonthelandholdingof7.5acresuitableforthetribalregion.nbsp;Amodelhaving4bullocks+2cow+2buffaloes+25goats+30poultry+30ducksalongwithcropcultivationwasthebestwithanetincomeofRs106,367peryearagainstarablefarming(cropfarming)alone(48,255peryear)withacostreturnsof1:2.008andemploymentgenerationof1,226days.