Question

what is the mix farming? how does it help farmer

Answer 1

Cultivation of crops along with rearing of animals is known as mixed farming (MF). This is very much popular in Asia specially in India where the farmers grow the crops along with livestock. The crops residues are efficiently utilised by the farmers they used it to feed for animals. And animal waste is used to decompose that results to farm a FYM (farm yard manures)/ compost.

Beneficial impact of MF-

When this is applied to field it improve the soil health and improve the crops yield.Farmers grow the fodder in field, which is used to feed the livestock.Mixed farming ultimately aimed to generate income throughout the year. When crops are in the field farmers sells the livestock products that gives some income to farmers.
In this farming system when crops became failure due to climatic or any other reasons, livestock fulfilled the income gap.
It maintains the ecological balance
Reduce the dependency on chemical fertilisers

Answer 2

HEY MATE

Mixed farming is an agricultural system in which a farmer conducts different agricultural practice together, such as cash crops and livestock. The aim is to increase income through different sources and to complement land and labour demands across the year.