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Approaches in Poultry, Dairy & Veterinary Sciences

Livestock Importance in Organic Farming

  • Open or Close D Udhaya Nandhini1* and S Suganthi2

    1 Department of Sustainable Organic Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India

    2 Department of Spices and Plantation Crops, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, India

    *Corresponding author: D Udhaya Nandhini, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Sustainable Organic Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu, India

Submission: September 04, 2018;Published: September 07, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/APDV.2018.05.000602

ISSN : 2576-9162
Volume5 Issue1

Abstract

Livestock integration plays a major role in the life of farmers of developing countries like India. It provides food, income, employment and many other contributions to the farming community. Integrated crop-livestock is advocated to be very promising in boosting food productivity and soil fertility owing to its numerous synergistic benefits. This paper considers the imperatives of integrated crop-livestock including nutrient cycling and soil fertility restoration..

Keywords: Livestock; Crop; Integration; Benefit; Farming community

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