Vol. 10, Special Issue 7 (2021)

Author(s):
SS Dhakad, NS Khedkar, KS Kirad, SS Chauhan, Ashish Shrivastava and Sanjeev Verma

Abstract:
Front line Demonstration on green gram were conducted in kharif 2016-17 and 2017-18 in operational villages of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shajapur with the objective of boosting the production and productivity of green gram with the latest and specific technologies. The net return is the best index of profitability of green gram crop and higher net return per ha of Rs 55695 was recorded for green gram crop under front line demonstration where as lower net return per ha of Rs 43316 was recorded under farmer’s practices. Results also reveals that CFLD has given a good impact over the farming community of Shajapur as they were motivated by the improved agricultural technologies applied in the demonstration plots and yield with an increase of 25.8% higher than farmer’s practices.