Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Punjab Farmers Adopt Integrated Farming for Year-Round Income
Farmers in Punjab are trying a new way of farming called integrated farming.
Instead of growing just one crop, they are combining different types of farming like raising chickens, fish, and pigs together.
This helps them save money and make more money throughout the year.
For example, one farmer uses chicken waste to feed his fish, and another uses pig waste for the same purpose.
They also use the water from the fish ponds to water their crops, which saves them money on fertilizers.
Many farmers are seeing good results and making a steady income from this method.
Experts say that this kind of farming is easy to learn and doesn't require expensive machinery.
Farmers in Punjab are adopting integrated farming to diversify income streams and reduce costs.
Satnam Singh Chakkal combines fish farming and poultry, using poultry waste as natural fish feed.
Parminderjit Singh integrates fishery and piggery, utilizing pig waste to feed fish and reduce costs.
Gursimrat Singh uses fish ponds integrated with ducks and poultry, reducing urea consumption by 50%.
Integrated farming techniques are accessible and do not require heavy farm machinery.
- Who
- Farmers in Punjab, including Satnam Singh Chakkal, Parminderjit Singh, Gursimrat Singh, Bachan Lal, and Charanjit Singh
- What
- Adoption of integrated farming techniques to diversify income streams
- When
- Various timelines, with some starting as early as 2017 and others as recent as 2023
- Where
- Punjab, India, specifically in villages like Sanghol, Kalewal, Ladha Munda, and Ludhiana
- Why
- To create sustainable and profitable enterprises, reduce costs, and ensure year-round income
- Satnam Singh Chakkal
- Farmer practicing integrated farming in Sanghol village, Fatehgarh Sahib
- Parminderjit Singh
- Farmer with integrated fishery and piggery in Kalewal village, Sultanpur Lodhi
- Gursimrat Singh
- Farmer with integrated fish, duck, and poultry in Ladha Munda village, Gurdaspur
- Bachan Lal
- Retired Sub-Inspector turned fish farmer in Sanghol, Fatehgarh Sahib
- Charanjit Singh
- Farmer with integrated fish and poultry in Ludhiana
- Integrated Farming
- Combining crops, livestock, poultry, piggery, fisheries, and plantations for multiple income streams