Prusty, A K and Ravisankar, N and Kaur, J and Joshi, H and Rani, M and Ridaura, S L and Groot, J C J and Jat, M L and Barba-Escoto, L and Shamim, M and Ansari, M A and Paramesha, V and Siddique, K H M and Kashyap, P and Singh, Raghuveer and Raghavendra, K J and Swarnam, T P and Panwar, A S and Kumar, Sunil (2025) Tailored framework for sustainable intensification of marginal and small farms using farm typology to strengthen farm income. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 27. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2665-9727
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Abstract
Farm typology studies assist in understanding how different farming components interact with each other and with the surroundings. These are often a prerequisite before devising adaptations to numerous agri-related challenges and in the development of sustainable agriculture policies. This holds importance for countries where the majority of the workforce is engaged in the agri-sector. The deliberated study investigates the determining factors that characterize the small and marginal farms spread across 16 states of India through typology to understand the limitations and challenges to formulate an alternative framework for leveraging their livelihood through enhanced income. The study clusters the surveyed farms under 06 farm types following a multivariate statistical approach. Further, it recommends alternate farming system models developed at research stations for different agro-climatic zones and the attributes of the respective farm type for the contemplated agro-climate zones. The study further scopes for the increment in annual farm income following the adoption of the recommended models. The results underscore the potential impacts of recommended models on the farmer's livelihoods.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Global Research Program - Resilient Farm and Food Systems |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Small farms, farm typology, multivariate analysis, Alternate farming systems, farm income |
| Subjects: | Others > Smallholder Farmers Others > Farming Systems |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2026 03:30 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2026 03:30 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/13550 |
| Official URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
| Projects: | AICRP on IFS |
| Funders: | ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research (IIFSR) |
| Acknowledgement: | The authors are thankful to the Chief Agronomists/and Agronomists of All India Coordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming Systems (AICRP-IFS) for cooperation in the execution of the on-station and on-farm studies in their respective jurisdiction and for providing the data. Authors also acknowledge the technical collaboration between AICRP-IFS, CIMMYT, and WUR, The Netherlands. |
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