QUESTION 14
GS3
15 marks
What is Integrated Farming System? How is it helpful to small and marginal farmers in India?
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Explain what an Integrated Farming System is and how it helps small and marginal farmers.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Definition: combining crops, livestock, fish, poultry, horticulture, agroforestry so wastes of one become inputs of another≈65 words
- 2Benefits: steady income, risk spreading, nutrition, soil health, lower input cost, employment≈65 words
- 3Examples and support: ICAR IFS models, NMSA≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Definition with diagramBenefitsExamplesChallengesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- No diagram of the nutrient cycle
- Not linking benefits to small farm size
Draw this
- Circular diagram: crop residue → livestock → manure → fish pond → crops
Value addition
- ExampleICAR's Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, has developed region-specific IFS models.ICAR-IIFSR
- DataAbout 86% of India's farm holdings are small and marginal (Agriculture Census 2015–16).Agriculture Census 2015–16
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 9 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 29 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
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