Efficiency under Integrated Farming Systems – A Review Pawan Kumar Sharma*, Sudhakar Dwivedi, R.K. Arora, Vipal Bhagat, Chamanpreet Kour and Mohit Sharma Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, J&K, India *Corresponding author: pawanvatsya@gmail.com Received: 22-07-2019 Revised: 04-10-2019 Accepted: 20-11-2019 ABSTRACT The increasing cost of agricultural production coupled with issues of World Trade Organization is threatening the existence of marginal and small farmers in India. One could imagine the survival of Indian agriculture, especially for small and marginal farmers through the adoption of Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) on scientifc lines. Traditionally, farmers in India had been practicing integrated system of farming. But, now there is a need to popularize scientifc IFS models among farmers to tackle the present agricultural situation in India. However, the success depends upon the understanding of input-input and product-product relationships. The farmers are more vulnerable in selecting the right choices, owing to misunderstanding on whether the two outputs have complementary, supplementary or competitive relationships. There may be other reasons that are restricting the large scale adoption of IFS models by farmers under different agro-ecosystems. The studies on farming system enterprises, associated synergies and economic effciency revealed higher returns and economic sustainability under integrated system of farming. The studies have also highlighted many constraints faced in the adoption of integrated farming system which needs government interventions so as to realise better economic returns from agriculture, besides higher social benefts. Keywords: Economics, Integrated farming system, doubling farmers’ income In farm planning, farmer as a decision maker takes three decisions - what to produce, how to produce and how much to produce (Van and Keller, 2006). The farmer has to decide between alternative uses of resources at his/her disposal in order to address these three different but inter-related questions. The increasing cost of agricultural production coupled with issues of World Trade Organization is threatening the existence of marginal and small farmers in India. One could imagine the survival of Indian agriculture, especially for small and marginal farmers through the adoption of Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) on scientifc lines. Integrated Farming System is a concept which involves integration of various agricultural enterprises namely crops, livestock, fshery, forestry etc. for generating higher incomes through recycling of by-products and optimum use of farm resources. The IFS model not only supplements the income of the farmers but also help in increasing the family labour employment. Integration of enterprises is intrinsic to Indian agriculture but now there is a need to popularize scientific IFS models to realize greater profits. The farmers are, however, vulnerable in selecting the right choices, owing to misunderstanding on factor-factor and product-product relationships. The popularization and adoption of recommended Agro Economist - An International Journal Citation: AE: 6(2): 47-52, December 2019 DOI: 10.30954/2394-8159.02.2019.1