Impact of frontline demonstration in adoption of chickpea production technology by the farmers of Balaghat district
Author(s):
SR Dhuware, DR Agashe, Ramesh Amule, RL Raut, Sukhlal Waskel, SK Jatav and Rajni Agashe
Abstract:
The present study was carried out to evaluate the performance of demonstrated technologies like improved varieties of Chickpea (JG 130, JG 14 & RVG 202), optimum seed rate (kg/ha), Seed treatment with Carbendazim + Mancozeb + Rhizobium, Soil application with Trichoderma viridae & PSB, line sowing, RDF as STV, pre-emergence weedicide application, water management at critical stages and application of IPM module for the management of insect-pest & diseases. Cluster frontline demonstrations (CFLD’s) were conducted on chickpea in Lalbarra, Balaghat, Katangi, Kirnapur, Waraseoni, block of Balaghat district during 2018-19 to 2022-23 in total of 170 ha area on 364 number of demonstrations. The result revealed that average yield of chickpea under cluster frontline demonstration were 13.46, 9.3, 12.12, 12.23 and 12.03 q/ha as compare to 8.5, 5.5, 7.1, 7.6 and 7.1 q/ha recorded in farmer’s practice during 2018-19 to 2022-23 respectively. The Percentage increase in the yield in demonstration over farmers practices were 58.35, 69.09, 70.7, 65.21 and 64.87 percent during the year 2018-19 to 2022-23. The average technology gap was 8.57 q/ha, average extension gap was 4.67 q/ha and average technology index was 42.08% during the year 2018-19 to 2022-23. It was observed that the benefit cost ratio (B:C) of recommended practices (CFLD’s) were 2.9, 2.0, 2.7, 2.8 and 2.7 as compared to 1.9, 1.2, 1.6, 1.7 and 1.7 in farmer’s practice during the five consecutive years.
How to cite this article:
SR Dhuware, DR Agashe, Ramesh Amule, RL Raut, Sukhlal Waskel, SK Jatav and Rajni Agashe. Impact of frontline demonstration in adoption of chickpea production technology by the farmers of Balaghat district. The Pharma Innovation Journal. 2023; 12(10S): 2056-2059.