In a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha said the ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram has developed One acre Integrated Organic Farming System (IOFS) models under the scheme All India Network Programme on Organic Farming (AI-NPOF).
Further, a model for Sikkim was also developed by Regional centre of ICAR-Research Complex for North Eastern Region, Gangtok, Sikkim, he added.
Tomar gave details of IOFS model working in Kerala, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Tamil Badu. In Kerala, the IOFS model comprising of Crops (Turmeric, Coconut, Fodder, Yam, Banana, Tapioca and Vegetable cowpea) + livestock (2 cows) has been developed at Calicut (Kerala).
In Meghalayat the model could also generate 80% of the seeds /planting materials, nutrients required within the system, he added.
