Semester I
Farming Based Livelihood Systems
AGR 111 · 3 (2+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Theory
16 topics · 32 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Status of agriculture in India and different states, Income of farmers and rural people in India | 2 |
| 2 | Livelihood-Definition, concept and livelihood pattern in urban and rural areas, Different indicators to study livelihood systems | 2 |
| 3 | Agricultural livelihood systems (ALS): Meaning, approach, approaches and framework | 2 |
| 4 | Definition of farming systems and farming based livelihood systems | 1 |
| 5 | Prevalent Farming systems in India contributing to livelihood | 2 |
| 6 | Types of traditional and modern farming systems | 2 |
| Unit II | ||
| 7 | Components of farming system/ farming-based livelihood systems- Crops and cropping systems, Livestock (Dairy, Piggery, Goatry, Poultry, Duckry etc.), Horticultural crops, Agro-forestry systems, Aqua culture Duck/Poultry cum Fish, Dairy cum Fish, Piggery cum Fish etc. | 3 |
| 8 | Small, medium and large enterprises including value chains and secondary enterprises as livelihood components for farmers | 2 |
| 9 | Factors affecting integration of various enterprises of farming for livelihood | 2 |
| 10 | Feasibility of different farming systems for different agro-climatic zones | 2 |
| 11 | Commercial farming-based livelihood models by NABARD, ICAR and other organizations across the country | 2 |
| 12 | Case studies on different livelihood enterprises associated with the farming | 2 |
| Unit III | ||
| 13 | Risk and success factors in farming-based livelihood systems | 1 |
| 14 | Schemes and programs by Central and State Government | 2 |
| 15 | Public and Private organizations involved in promotion of farming-based livelihood opportunities | 2 |
| 16 | Role of farming-based livelihood enterprises in 21st Century in view of circular economy, green economy, climate change, digitalization and changing life style | 3 |
Practical
8 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Survey of farming systems and agriculture-based livelihood enterprises |
| 2 | Study of components of important farming-based livelihood models/ systems in different agro-climatic zones |
| 3 | Study of production and profitability of crop based, livestock based, processing based and integrated farming-based livelihood models |
| 4 | Field visit of innovative farming system models |
| 5 | Visit of Agri-based enterprises and their functional aspects for integration of production, processing and distribution sectors |
| 6 | Study of agri-enterprises involved in industry and service sectors (Value Chain Models) |
| 7 | Learning about concept of project formulation on farming-based livelihood systems along with cost and profit analysis |
| 8 | Case study of Start-Ups in agri-sectors |
Study material
Notes
Hindi
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