Author(s):

RD Bhoir, BT Kolgane and KV Gurav

Abstract: The study was conducted during the year 2019-20 in the Kolhapur district of Maharashtra state. The present investigation “Documentation of Integrated Farming System in Kolhapur district” was conducted in whole Kolhapur district i.e. twelve tahsils. Six to eight villages from each tahsil and 4-5 respondents having at least four components of IFS from each village were selected. Data were collected by personally interviewing 150 farmers with the help of specially designed interview schedule. Collected data were analyzed with the help of suitable statistical methods. The analysis of the result showed that the Agriculture + Dairy + Horticulture + Vermicompost is the famous IFS model in Kolhapur district. Near about 31.33 per cent of the respondets were having this model on their farm followed by Agriculture + Dairy + Horticulture + Agro- processing (12.67 per cent), Agriculture + Dairy + Horticulture + Poultry (11.33 per cent), Agriculture + Dairy + Horticulture (Floriculture) + Sheep (8.67 per cent), Agriculture + Dairy + Horticulture + Goat (8.00 per cent), Agriculture + Dairy + Goat + Vermicompost (4.67 per cent), Agriculture + Dairy + Horticulture + Sericulture (3.33 per cent), etc.

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