Small and marginal farmers constitute the backbone of India’s rural economy accounting for 85% of the overall farming community but possessing only 44% of the total operational land. Indian agriculture is labor-intensive and involves a lot of man-power and energy, yet even after all of this hard work farmers are unable to earn a living, particularly small farmers because since there is very little left after they pay for all inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, energy, feed, labour, seeds, livestock breeds etc.). To meet the fundamental needs of these farm families including fodder, fibre and fuel, food (cereal, pulses, oilseeds, milk, fruit, honey, meat etc.), feed, warrant an attention about integrated farming system (IFS). The emergence of IFS has enabled us to create a framework for an alternative development model to increase the feasibility of small-scale farming operations in relation to larger ones. IFS refer to agricultural systems that combine livestock and crop production or integrate fish and livestock and may sometimes be known as integrated bio systems. In this system, an interconnected set of enterprises are used so that the waste from one component becomes an input for other enterprises of the system, which lower cost, increase production and thereby income. IFS seem to be a feasible solution to the continuous increase of demand for food and nutrition, income stability and livelihood upliftment particularly for small and marginal farmers with little resources. IFS is a way of efficient resource recycling within the system with increased economic profitability and stability, enhanced soil sustainability, preserving environmental quality, maintaining biological diversity and ecological stability.