Introduction

The present book is the outcome of valuable scientific contribution of made by various scientists across the country. This Book has comprehensive coverage of all the issues and strategies related to farming systems and is expected to provide valuable information for research scholars, undergraduate and post graduate students having farming systems course in their curriculum, guide to entrepreneurs, farming community and NGOs.

Contents

This book contains thirty five chapters with broad heads covering:

• Overview, issue and strategies of farming system research in India
• IFS based crop diversification, enterprise selection and planning
• Food and fodder production strategies based on farmers resource base
• Integrated resource management
• Climate change, carbon sequestration and Agroforestry strategies
• Watershed based approach, soil and moisture conservation strategies
• IPM and weed management strategies in IFS
• Animal health, dairy farming, integrated goat, poultry and fish management through waste recycling
• Post harvest management of crop residues
• Socio-economic issues and analysis

This book is expected to provide sound knowledge in scientific forum for formulating research plans and policies in the country for making our agriculture sustainable.