Integrated Farming System (IFS) Model is the Key to Farmer Success.

S.S. Kaushik* and S.D. Badadhe

Background

In India, land holding is reducing day by day due to fragmentation of landholdings and increasing population. Traditionally practiced monocropping by farmers is not profitable or sustainable in these circumstances. KVK is promoting crop, horticulture, dairy and enterprise based integrated farming system models in KVK Ahilyanagar jurisdictions for ensuring continuous sustainable income to the farmers. KVK scientists guided one of the farmer namely Mr. Shankar Bihari Jadhav of Bhavi nimgaon Village in Shevgaon block of Ahilyanagar district in Maharashtra.
Mr. Shankar Jadhav has completed his education up to B.Sc. and retired from the Department of Health, Government of Maharashtra. He owns a total of 4.80 ha of land. The farm of Shri Shankar Jadhav is located only 3 km from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dahigaon Ne. Since the establishment of KVK Dahigaon Ne in 2012, Mr. Jadhav has been in contact with Shri Marutrao Ghule Patil Shikshan Sanstha Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dahigaon Ne.