‘Integration of Animal Husbandry and Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihood’

‘Integration of Animal Husbandry and Agriculture for

Sustainable Livelihood’NEW CONCEPT IN AGRICULTURE & ANIMAL

HUSBANDARY

“5F”Food . Feed . Fodder . Fuel . Fertilizer

Ayurvet Research Foundation

Agriculture & livestock

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Livestock wealthFarm land

Grains and

cash crops Major means of

sustenance

Crop residues

Milk, Meat, Eggs, fuel, and Draught power

Supplements income and nutritional needs

Optimum resource utilization and value creation

manure

Agriculture and Animal Husbandry contributes significantly towards our GDP. The livestock sector contributes more than 30% to Agriculture GDP

The Great Revolution in the History of Agriculture: Systematic Integration of Domestic Animals in Crop Rearing System

• Draught Animal Power•Manure

• Food and Nutrition•Agriculture by- products

This being a closed system, everything was recycled within. Cash income was low, hence it was considered as non- productive.

Unintentional Disjoint in Livestock and Agriculture

And its package of practices…

•Chemical Fertilizer could not address soil humus•Seed and Breed got attention ; soil fertility depleted•Water and land resources- optimal utilization • Feed & fodder became scarce

Advent of

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• Agriculture and Animal Husbandry are treated as different components today.

• While fertilizers and pesticides are used for increasing the productivity and fertility of the crop but the fertility of soil is getting depleted.

• The organic waste of livestock is creating pollution, which otherwise can be effectively used as a source of fuel energy.

• The water consumption in Agri production is not accounted for and is leading to water wastage.

The Missing Link

• Water conservation• Improving humus• Improve quality of animals• Sustainable livelihood• Generate Employment

Objectives• Demonstration of a sustainable

livelihood model through integration of animal husbandry.

• Extension of technology to grass root level.

• Training of the villagers to generate employment.

• To train the farmers in the technique of Artificial Insemination for good quality breeds.

• To improve soil humus and fertility

Technology

Traditional wisdom: integration of 5F

FoodFeedFodderFuelFertilizer

Approved by DBT, Govt. of India

INTEGRATING Sustainable Livestock & Agriculture Development

Food, Feed, Fodder, Fuel & Fertilizer Security

Ayurvet ProGreen Hydroponics Machine

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Saves Land

Building Health and Food Security

Saves Water

Solution Feed & Fodder

Production equivalent to 1 hectare on an area of 265 sq ft

Hydroponics green feed enhances Health, Productivity & Reproductive Efficiency of livestock

Better Digestibility: more milk (22% more milk production)

Better Reproductive Health: more calf – more milk

Better Health: Saves on treatment cost

Livestock Health Benefits

Goats

Cow

Calf

Buffaloes

Horses

Food from Agriculture and Animal Sources

• Animal products provide the richest protein sources in diet• Additional food crops can be grown on the land dispensed by hydroponics fodder cultivation

Solutions Food

Solution Fertilizer

• Improvement in soil fertility• Reduced dependence on synthetic fertilizers• Less cost of production

Solution Fuel & Fertilizer

• 1 cu m biogas replaces 400 g of LPG. 25 kg of cow dung => 1cu m biogas plant

• By- product: Slurry (Valuable natural manure )Biogas slurry can fulfill upto 50% of NPK requirement

• Improves soil Humus• It is Pollution free & reduces dependence on wood and fossil fuels.

Results We undertook the mass campaign amongst the dairy and agriculture

farmers and undertook the demonstration of the model. The Department of Biotechnology under societal project approve an

amount of Rs. 1.54 Crores towards the project. The Technology Demonstration Centre (TDC) have been established . Each

TDC consists of Ayurvet ProGreen Hydroponic fodder production machine, Biogas, silage and Vermicompost unit.

Farmers have started inclination towards converting the cowdung into compost for organic farming. Converting the cowdung into biogas.

This initiative have shown improvement in the soil humus and has also led to better socio-economic status through entrepreneurial training , which led to self employment. The revenue earned by the rural youth is ranging from Rs.3000 – 5000/- monthly

Awareness cum mobilization meeting

Date: 17/11/12

Attendance: 150 people

Objective: To inform people about the project and our objectives and how we propose to work with them

Committed for Developing Sustainable Solutions

Integration of Animal Husbandry and Agriculture for Sustainable

Livelihood

Forging Ahead for Sustainable Progress & Food Security

Thank You