EVALUATION OF FISHERIES BASED INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEMS IN MID HILLS OF UTTARAKHAND

V.K. SINGH¹*, K.S. MEHTA², R.S. CHAUHAN^3
1Associate Director, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lohaghat, 262524, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263143, Uttarakhand, India
²General Manager, Samak Aquaculture, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India
³Professor & Head, Department of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263143, Uttarakhand, India
* Corresponding Author : drvkskvk@gmail.com

Received : 30-08-2019     Accepted : 13-09-2019     Published : 15-09-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 17       Pages : 9000 - 9003
Int J Agr Sci 11.17 (2019):9000-9003

Keywords : Fish-poultry, Fsh-vegetable, Fish-crop integration, Composite fish farming, Hill aquaculture
Academic Editor : Dr Raghvendra Singh, Dr Ajeet Singh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India, New Delhi for funding the project No. BT/PR12777/SPD/24/385/2009. Authors are also thankful to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lohaghat, 262524, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263143, Uttarakhand, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Trials were conducted to evaluate different fisheries based integrated systems viz., fish-poultry, fish-vegetable, fish-crop farming and compared with composite fish farming at farmers’ fields in mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand. In composite fish farming, fish seed (10-20 cm size) of silver carp, grass carp and common carp varieties were stocked in combination of 30:40:30, respectively at density of 300 no./100 m2 in the month of February. In fish-poultry integration, along with fish farming, two crops of poultry chicks (var.- Cari Devendra), 25 number in each crop, in a year were reared. In fish-vegetable integration, two crops of vegetables namely Capsicum (variety- California wonder) followed by second crop of cauliflower (variety- Snow crown) were grown in 200 m2 area plots adjacent to fish ponds. In fish-crop integration, two crops of cereal viz., soybean (var.- PS 1092) from June to October and wheat (var.- UP 2572) from October to May were cultivated in 200 m2 area adjacent to fish ponds. Results showed that fish production was ranged between 59.80-65.49 kg/100 m2 with maximum recorded in fish-poultry integration. Besides fish, additional food in the form of poultry meat (77.35 kg), vegetables (capsicum- 218 kg and cauliflower- 380 kg) and cereals (soybean- 17.6 kg and wheat- 32.5 kg) were also produced in different integrated systems. Economic analysis revealed maximum income in fish-poultry integrated farming (Rs 24164.20) followed by fish-vegetable (Rs 19006.40) as compared to fish-crop (Rs 11859.40) and composite fish farming (Rs 11041.20). Fish-poultry integrated farming also received maximum income over the investment cost with B:C ratio of 3.54 followed by fish-vegetable system (3.43) as compared to composite fish farming (2.76). It is concluded that fish-poultry followed by fish-vegetable integrated farming systems are found to be most suitable for mid hill conditions of Uttarakhand in terms of production as well as profit and also ensures nutritional security of rural people.

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