Agriculture and farming System :
- Agriculture system may be defined as a whole complex of strategies and operations in agriculture , including all the variations in the size and complexity of enterprises in which changes in production processes are determined by the interaction of existing biophysical , socioeconomic and policy environment.
- Farming system can be defined as an arrangement of farm enterprises and its management in response to biophysical and socioeconomic factors to fulfill family goal .
Why to study farming system ?
- To identify and understand existing farming system in specific region
- To access the relative viability of existing FS
- To formulate FS models for different farming situations
- To ensure optimal utilization and conservation of available resources
- To gain sustainable production conserving the resource base
- To increase profitability of farm by suitable combination of main and allied enterprises