Vol. 3 (2) : March-April 2012 issue
Green Farming Vol. 3 (2) : 252 (March-April, 2012)
Family farms of arid zone : Sustaining through diverse farming systems
AMTUL WARIS1* and BHAGWAN SINGH2
Division of Agricl. Economics, Extension & Training, Central Arid Zone Research Institute (ICAR), Jodhpur - 342003(Raj.)
Designation : 1,2Senior Scientists *(amtul.waris@gmail.com)
Subject : Agriculture Economics, Agri-Business, Marketing & Statistics, Farm Management
Paper No. :
Total Pages : 1
Received : 19 May 2011
Revised accepted : 12 December 2011
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Citation :
AMTUL WARIS and BHAGWAN SINGH. 2012. Family farms of arid zone : Sustaining through diverse farming systems. Green Farming Vol. 3 (2) : 252 ; March-April, 2012
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the special features of family farms in the arid zone of Rajasthan, India and the findings of the technological support being provided to these farmers by an interdisciplinary team to help them sustain their family farms. The approach used was participatory appraisal of resources at the farm and the suitable interventions needed to enable the farmers' augment the production through the application of selected technologies.
Key words :
Arid zone, dairy nutrient mixture, family farm, farming system, INM, pearl millet.
