Getting Acquainted with Mixed Farming

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Getting Acquainted with Mixed Farming
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What is Mixed Farming?
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• Mixed farming refers to one of the agricultural
  systems (gaining popularity, nowadays) wherein
  addition to growing crops and other agricultural
  practices including dairy farming, poultry, or
  bee keeping are practiced by a farmer.
• In other words, mixed farming can be defined as a
  system that involves using the same farm for
  growing crops as well as rearing animals.

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• While mixed farming is dominantly practiced in
  Europe, it is steadily becoming more popular
  among farmers and farm owners involved in
  agriculture based practices in Australia. It
  started primarily for the purpose of personal
  consumption however over time, people started
  using it for commercial purposes, especially in
  the advanced countries.
• In addition to mixed farming, the associated
  farming systems can be classified into varied
  ways depending on factors like the size of the
  land, crop or animal types, geographical
  distribution of land and orientation of market.

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Why Mixed Farming?
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• The primary objective of practicing mixed farming
  is to maximise yield, and of course the income.
  The system also aims at fully utilising the
  available land and labour throughout the year.
• Furthermore, here are some advantages and
  disadvantages of mixed farming that will help you
  understand the system better.

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Advantages of Mixed Farming
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• Increased level of nutrition
• Greater food security
• Allows farmer to grow fodder for animals in
  addition to crops
• Helpful in maintaining fertility and biodiversity
  of soil using animals manures
• Used as a means for water conversion
• Offers high ROI (Return on Investment) as
  compared to normal farming
• Can take place round the clock that is 247
  throughout the year
• Provides a farmer with multiple sources of income

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Disadvantages of Mixed Farming
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• Decreased level of production (tons per hectare
  or milk per animal daily) as compared to
  monoculture systems
• High risk of vulnerability, in cases where
  dependency is on wild animal stock
• Inappropriate climatic conditions (i.e. same
  climate cannot be apt for all)
• Rearing of young animals for replacing old
  animals
• Makes controlling, monitoring, and maintenance
  procedures more difficult
• Selective farming is not possible

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• As apparent from the aforementioned pros and
  cons, the potential of crop-livestock farming
  system cannot be taken lightly and ignored.
• Conducted properly, it can provide farmers with a
  range of products to sell at market and make
  hefty profits out of it.

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