Integrated Farming System Model -

While highly beneficial, adopting an integrated farming system model is not without hurdles.

Setting up ponds, livestock sheds, and irrigation systems requires an upfront investment. The Path Forward integrated farming system model

| | Output/By-product | To | Resulting Benefit | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Crop field (Rice) | Straw / Husk | Livestock (Cow) | Animal bedding & roughage | | Livestock (Cow) | Dung & Urine | Biogas Plant | Methane for cooking | | Biogas Plant | Slurry (effluent) | Fish Pond & Crop field | Algae growth (fish food) & organic fertilizer | | Fish Pond | Silt (dredged) | Crop field | Rich topsoil amendment | | Kitchen/Household | Vegetable peels | Poultry & Fish | Supplementary feed | | Boundary Trees (Gliricidia) | Lopped leaves | Crop field | Green manure (nitrogen) | While highly beneficial

Sunlight --> Crops (Grain for sale, Straw for feed) | v Cows (Milk for sale, Dung for biogas) | v Biogas (Gas for home, Slurry for pond) | v Fish Pond (Fish for food) <-----> Ducks (Eggs/Meat) | v Silt & Water --> Vegetable Beds --> Revenue Crops (Grain for sale