In the Saharsa district, an Integrated Farming System Model was built by combining fish and water chestnut with fox nut on 125 acres of land. The net advantage of the system was Rs.65,650 when compared to the conventional system, which consisted solely of fox nut production. In cropping system mode, the field-based Makhana agriculture system was standardized with other crops such as fish, rice and water chestnut. The gross returns from Fox nut-fish, Fox nut-rice and Fox nut-water chestnut cultivation were Rs.2,80,250, 2,70,175, and 3,50,280 per ha, respectively, while Fox nut cultivation alone yielded a gross return of Rs.1,30,450.
Makhana, IFS, Fish, Agricultural Land and Pond
