Agri News : Integrated farming increase agricultural production

The agriculture experts associated with district agriculture department along with the Krishi Vikas Kendras (KVKs) under Bihar Agricultural University (BAU) has advocated for integrated farming along with business-like approach towards agriculture.

Along with integrated farming, the experts also suggested adopting livestock rearing like poultry, quail, goat, cow farming etc. for substantial increase in household income of the rural families besides using the fodder and other by-products of agriculture and livestock farming.

Light on edible 'mushroom' farming was also given by the agriculture experts in a recently concluded training session to the farmers in which more than 200 farmers from 16 blocks of the district were trained on mushroom farming besides pisciculture (fish farming) along with paddy farming.

Source:http://www.hindustantimes.com/