Assessment of IFS Model in Context of Doubling Farmers Income in District Banda: A Micro Study

The methodology adopted for the study was multistage purposive cum random sampling in the Banda District of Uttar Pradesh, and five villages from Badokhar-khurd Block were selected. Then, a sample of 50 farmers from the population of 550 respondents from the five villages were selected randomly in the proportion of the farmers falling in each village under the different size groups. The study revealed that the average gross income from the selected crops (paddy, wheat, and onion) was ` 115775.50, and the average input-output ratio was 1:1.96. The average gross income from different enterprises (cow, buffalo, goatery, and poultry) alone was ` 36499.52, and the average input-output ratio of different enterprises was 1:2.07. Upon integration of the crops and the different livestock enterprises, we found that the highest net income generated was from the crop + veg + dairy combination, of ` 284005.18. But I-O ratio was found to be highest for the crop + veg + poultry combination, i.e., 2.68. The average I-O ratio for all the integrated combinations was found 2.56. Hence, we can conclude that an integrated farming system enhances the net income of the farmers and is a profitable practice.