Impact of integrated farming systems on increasing farmers income in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra state

This study explores the “Impact of integrated farming system on increasing farmers income in Dharashiv district of Maharashtra state. Primary data was collected from 96 farmers, with 48 farmers selected from each tahsil, namely Kallamb and Dharashiv. The four integrated farming systems were observed viz. Crop+ dairy, Crop +dairy+ hort, Crop+ dairy+ poultry and Crop+ goatery+ hort integrated farming system. The highest per hectare total cost was recorded in the Crop+ dairy +hort integrated farming system. i.e.₹.1378846.29., Followed by Crop+ dairy+ poultry integrated farming system.i.e.₹.1361667.6. Gross return was highest in Crop+ dairy +hort integrated farming system.i.e.₹.2301278., followed by Crop+ dairy+ poultry integrated farming system. i.e.₹.1987577. However, the highest net returns were observed in the Crop+ dairy+ hort integrated farming system. i.e.₹.922431.71. with a B:C ratio of 1.67 indicating superior profitability compared to other systems. The study suggested that the combination of integrated farming activities is needed for increasing the profitability of farming to achieve to increasing the farmer’s income.