Agriculture
Major Areas :: IFS :: Production and Economics of IFS

PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC RETURNS OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS IN IFS (2012-13)

Pigeon rearing in IFS

No. of Pigeons
No. of pigeonlings expected form 40 pairs
Live weight of one month old pigeon lings
Cost of Pigeon meat
Income/month
Income/year

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40 pairs
46/month
350g
Rs.80/kg
Rs.1,288
Rs.15,456

Edible mushroom production in IFS

Production capacity
Quantum of staw/crop waste
Spawn bottles required
Production cost through IFS
Cost of production in commercial venture
Income through IFS
Production cost for 730kg through IFS
Net income through IFS

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2 kg/day
5 kg/day
2 Nos.
Rs.20/kg
Rs.28/kg
Rs. 43,800/year
Rs. 14,600/year
Rs. 29,200/year

Dairy Farming in IFS

Breed
Dry Fodder
Green Fodder
Concentrates
Average Milk Yield
Milk Production Cost
Milk Sales Price
Gross income
Expenditure
Net income

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Jercy 5 (3+2)
10 kg/day/animal
25-30 kg/day
2.5 kg/day/animal
9,000 lit/year
Rs.10/litre
Rs.18/litre
Rs.1,62,000/year
Rs.90,000/year
Rs.72,000/year

Biogas Production in IFS

Family
Production Capacity
Cowdung requirement
Cattle Required
Biogas Production
Value of the Biogas
Biogas Slurry

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5
2 m3/day
60 kg/day
3 No.s
730 m3/year
Rs. 5,000/year
57 kg/day

Source: Department of Agronomy, TNAU, Coimbatore.
Last Updated: Jan 2013.