Author(s): AS Deshmukh, VK Khobarkar, RD Vaidkar, SA Gawande and JP Deshmukh

Abstract: Integration of different agriculturally related enterprise with crop activity as base, provide ways to recycle the products and by-product of one component as input to another linked component. Four integrated farming system i.e. crop, crop + livestock, crop + livestock + horticulture, crop + horticulture + vermicompost were selected for study. The study on economics of integrated farming systems was carried out in Amravati district. It was based on primary data collection from the sample respondents of district. The data pertained to the year 2023-24. In case of crop farming system, cost ‘A’, cost ‘B’, cost ‘C’ was ₹ 219184.63, ₹ 309336.73, ₹ 341633.21. The gross return was ₹ 417837.41. In case of crop + livestock farming system, cost ‘A’, cost ‘B’ and cost ‘C’ was ₹ 284053.10, ₹ 390962.68 and ₹ 425112.76 respectively. The gross returns was ₹ 558901.83. In case of crop + livestock + horticulture farming system cost ‘A’, cost ‘B’, cost ‘C’ was ₹ 455578.15, ₹ 640585.50, ₹ 692679.10 respectively. The gross returns was ₹ 968274.95. In case of crop + horticulture + vermicompost farming system, cost ‘A’, cost ‘B’, cost ‘C’ was ₹ 413521.42, ₹ 594192.19, ₹ 643382.24 respectively. The gross returns was ₹ 863547.28. Among the different integrated farming system, the B:C ratio was observed highest in case of crop + livestock + horticulture farming system at cost ‘C’ i.e. 1.40. Hence crop + livestock + horticulture farming system was profitable than other three farming system.

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