Fruit Based Multi-Tier Cropping System: A Profitable Enterprise to Farmers of Eastern Plateau and Hill Regions
B. R. Jana
ICAR-RCER, Research Centre for Makhana, Basudeopur, Darbhanga, Bihar (846 005), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Fruit crops, Income, Orchard, Plateau area
Abstract
The fruit based multi-tier cropping system is a self-sustainable system where solar energy, soil and environmental resources can be efficiently used. Solar energy can be harvested at different heights and cropping intensity is increased from unit area. The system consists of three main components viz. main crop, filler crop and inter crops which occupy three different tiers in space of the production system. Eastern plateau and hill region provide ample opportunity for the development of fruit based, particularly mango based multi-tier cropping system with economic benefits. Under NAIP, we developed a mango based 10.0 multi-tier cropping systems in eastern plateau and hill region. The study revealed that in 6th years of orchard development, the benefit reaches up to Rs. 73,684.00 with different interventions like guava and seasonal vegetables (peanut, brinjal, beans, Okra, chili) under a multitier cropping system.
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