@article{Bhuiya:211248,
      recid = {211248},
      author = {Bhuiya, M. S. U. and Karim, M. M. and Hossain, S. M. A.},
      title = {Study on integrated farming systems model development},
      journal = {Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University},
      address = {2014-12-31},
      number = {452-2016-35827},
      series = {12(2)},
      pages = {12},
      month = {Dec},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {Study on Integrated Farming Systems Model Development was  conducted by the Livelihood Improvement of Farming  Community in Haor area through System approach Project of  the Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultral  University, Mymensigh worked in Purbo Tethulia village of  Moahjganj upazilla, Netrakona district from April 2010 to  June 2013 with the financial assistance from the National  Agricultural Technology Project, SPGR subproject,  Bangladesh Agricultural Council  with the following  objectives i. Increase productivity of field crops,  vegetables, livestock and fishes in a household through the  use of appropriate technogies and techniques  devised/developed/ designed/refined by the farmers for  ensuring household food security and nutritional upliftment  and raising income ii. Diversify enterprises, mobilize  resources and intensify farming and non farming activities  for in situ employment generation iii. Conserve farm  environment through efficient mobilization and management  of natural resource for sustainable production sysyems iv.  Develop human resoures for capacity building of the  participants and improve their livelihood through system  approach. Research programme was finalized in the Bench  Mark Survey Workshop. Farmer selection for different  research acivities was done as per plan for defferent five  components. The crop and agroforestry component conducted  experiments both in the homestead land and crop land. In  the homestead area, year round vegetables were intervened  through community trial for three years. Production of  timber trees like mahogany, lambu and fruit trees like  mango, guave, jujube, litchi, lemon papaya and jackfruit  was also practiced. Timber trees are now at growing stage  and among the fruit trees some like papaya, jujube and  lemon are at bearing stage. African dhaincha was introduced  around homestead fallow/waste land to protect homestead  area from wave thrust and to produce biomass fuel. Field  trials on rice, vegetables, spices and oil crops were  conducted to intensify and diversify the cropping pattern  and as well as to utilize the fallow/ waste land of the  research site. Under livestock component, experiments were  conducted on rearing of egg producing hen, duck, fattening  of animals, milching cow, artificial insemination and  chemical evaluation of available feedstuffs. A continuous  vaccination programme against common diseases of poultry  was maintained throughout the study period. Farmers’  response was very positive towards the experimental  results. In the fisheries component, experiment on cage  culture in open water, perennial and seasonal pond culture,  dry fish and pickle were conducted/done. Among the  experiments cage culture in open water proved to be a  promising technology and fish pickle was highly appreciated  in panel test. For the rural hydrology and mechanization  component four studies were conducted. The physico-chemical  properties of farm land and homestead soils were  determined. Additional application of sulphur and zinc  fertilizers were found not required. Both the surface and  groundwater characteristics were studied. The maximum flood  water depth was found around 3.0 m at farm land. Irrigation  facilities developed by installing a shallow tubewell (STW)  resulted higher crop production and motivated farmers to  install four new STWs by their own capital. All the  households (462) of Purbo Tethulia were intervened from the  project. The interventions were crop, vegetable, livestock,  poultry and fish farming. It was observed that as the  number of enterprises increased in the farming systems, the  income also increased. The evidence also showed that the  training of the beneficiaries increased their knowledge and  skill.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/211248},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.211248},
}