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Study on Integrated Farming Systems Model Development

Prof. Dr. Sultan Uddin Bhuyian
Professor
Department of Agronomy,Bangladesh Agricultural University,Mymensingh-2202,, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Study on Integrated Farming Systems Model Development was with conducted by the Livelihood Improvement of Farming Community in Haor area through System approach Project of the Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultral University, Mymensigh worked in Purbo Tethulia village of Moahjganj upazilla, Netrakona district from April 2010 to June 2013 the financial assistance from the National Agricultural Technology Project, SPGR subproject, Bangladesh Agricultural Council with the following objectives i. Increase productivity of field crops, vegetables, livestock and fishes in a household through the use of appropriate technology and techniques devised/developed/ designed/refined by the farmers for ensuring household food security and nutritional upliftment and raising income ii. Diversify enterprises, mobilize resources and intensify farming and non farming activities for in situ employment generation iii. Conserve farm environment through efficient mobilization and management of natural resource for sustainable production sysyem iv. Develop human resoure for capacity building of the participants and improve their livelihood through system approach. Research programme was finalized in the Bench Mark Survey Workshop. Farmer selection for different research activity was done as per plan for different five components. The crop and agro-forestry component conducted experiments both in the homestead land and crop land. In the homestead area, year round vegetables were intervened through community trial for three years. Production of timber trees like mahogany, lambu and fruit trees like mango, guave, jujube, litchi, lemon papaya and jackfruit was also practiced. Timber trees are now at growing stage and among the fruit trees some like papaya, jujube and lemon are at bearing stage. African dhaincha was introduced around homestead fallow/waste land to protect homestead area from wave thrust and to produce biomass fuel. Field trials on rice, vegetables, spices and oil crops were conducted to intensify and diversify the cropping pattern and as well as to utilize the fallow/ waste land of the research site. Under livestock component, experiments were conducted on rearing of egg producing hen, duck, fattening of animals, milching cow, artificial insemination and chemical evaluation of available feed stuffs. A continuous vaccination programme against common diseases of poultry was maintained throughout the study period. Farmers’ response was very positive towards the experimental results. In the fisheries component, experiment on cage culture in open water, perennial and seasonal pond culture, dry fish and pickle were conducted/done. Among the experiments cage culture in open water proved to be a promising technology and fish pickle was highly appreciated in panel test. For the rural hydrology and mechanization component four studies were conducted. The physico-chemical properties of farm land and homestead soils were determined. Additional application of sulphur and zinc fertilizers were found not required. Both the surface and groundwater characteristics were studied. The maximum flood water depth was found around 3.0 m at farm land. Irrigation facilities developed by installing a shallow tube-well (STW) resulted higher crop production and motivated farmers to install four new STWs by their own capital. All the households (462) of Purbo Tethulia were intervened from the project. The interventions were crop, vegetable, livestock, poultry and fish farming. It was observed that as the number of enterprises increased in the farming systems, the income also increased. The evidence also showed that the training of the beneficiaries increased their knowledge and skill.

Keywords: Farming Systems, Community trial, Diversification, Intensification

Location: Netrakona

Start Date: 00-04-2010

End Date: 00-06-2013

Program Area: Farming System

Non-commodity: Social status

Objectives:

i. To increase productivity of field crops, vegetable, livestock and fishes in a household through the use of appropriate technologies and techniques devised/developed/designed/refined by the farmers for ensuring household food security and nutritional up liftment and raising income

ii. To diversify enterprises, mobilize resources and intensify farming and non farming activities for in situ employment generation.

iii. To conserve farm environment through efficient mobilization and management of natural resources for sustainable production systems.

iv. To develop human resource for capacity building of the participants and improve their livelihood through system approach.

Methodology:

The experiment was conducted by the Livelihood Improvement of Farming Community in Haor area through System approach Project of the Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultral University, Mymensigh worked in Purbo Tethulia village of Moahjganj upazilla, Netrakona district from April 2010 to June 2013.The research was finalized in the Bench Mark Survey Workshop. Farmer selection for different research acivities was done as per plan for defferent five components. The crop and agroforestry component conducted experiments both in the homestead land and crop land. In the homestead area, year round vegetables were intervened through community trial for three years. Production of timber trees like mahogany, lambu and fruit trees like mango, guave, jujube, litchi, lemon papaya and jackfruit was also practiced. Timber trees are now at growing stage and among the fruit trees some like papaya, jujube and lemon are at bearing stage. African dhaincha was introduced around homestead fallow/waste land to protect homestead area from wave thrust and to produce biomass fuel.

Source of Information: J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 12(2): 325–336, 2014, ISSN 1810-3030

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Achievement/Findings:

From the study it is distinctly clear that the efficiency of marginal and small farms was improved in agro economic productivity with the increase of number of farming enterprises intervened in respective of farm sizes. The marginal and small farmers appeared to be the most efficient performers in the integration and arrangement of farming enterprises. This was followed by landless and medium farms. The gross margin for marginal and small, landless and medium increased by 84%, 89% and 50%, respectively involving the enterprises like crop and agro-forestry, livestock and fisheries. The labour productivity also increased by 18.24%, 34.24%, 35.14% in landless, marginal and small and medium farms, respectively. The integrated farming also generated more employment irrespective of male and female labour. Food security was improved due to integration farming enterprises. Integrated farming also improved farm environment by application of compost through its production and preservation of kitchen waste by polythene pit method.

· Crop technologies refined/developed in the homestead and in the crop field needs further upscaling.
· The findings of livestock viz., cross bred and hybrid hen and duck were very promising for dissemination in the haor area
· Beef fattening was very successful in the Research Site and need further upscaling in the haor area.
· Performance of case culture of tilapia was excellent. This technology needs to dissemination in the haor.
· Pond culture of fishes performed well and this technology needs extension.
The technology generated on irrigation can successfully be extended in the haor area.

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