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COMPENDIUM, IEEC-2023   ( ISBN : 978-81-967860-4-5 )
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Theme 2: Recent Trends in Agriculture and Resource Management

Evaluation of Front-Line Demonstration on Chick Pea (Cicer arietinum L.) in Bundelkhand zone

Anil Kumar Singh, Prashant Gupta, and Rajeev Chauhan

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jhansi bypass road, Hamirpur, Datia M.P.
aksingh_kvk@rediffmail.com

Abstract

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Datia, Madhya Pradesh conducted 120 demonstrations in 48 hectare on late sown chickpea variety RVG 202 for five consecutive years during 2018-19 to 2022-23 at farmers’ field of village Kharag, Sanora, Barodi and Rajpur village in Datia district under NICRA project to find out the worth of this verity. The parameters like technological impact, economical impact and extension gap were analysed and the feasibility of demonstrated technologies at grass root levels was assessed. The results of five years of studies revealed that the average yield under demonstration plots was 1986 kg/ha as compared to 1561 kg/ha in traditional farmer practices plots. This additional yield of 425 kg/ha and the increase in average wheat productivity by 21.60 per cent may contribute to the present chickpea requirement on national basis. The average extension gap, technology gap, and technology index were found to be 425 kg/ha, 334 kg/ha and 14.40 per cent respectively. An additional net return of Rs. 21136 was received from this variety which is 40.19 per cent more to the farmer’s practices. Fluctuating the sale price (MSP) of chickpea during all years influenced the economic returns per unit area. Adoption of the improved package of practices in chickpea cultivation recorded a higher B:C ratio (3.84) as compared to farmers’ practices (3.02). Yield enhancement and higher net returns were observed under FLDs of this improved variety of chickpea. Thus, the productivity of chickpea could be increased with the adoption of an improved variety. The present study resulted to convincing the farming community of higher productivity and returns.

IEEC-2023 at RARI (SKNAU, Jobner), Jaipur, Rajasthan organised by Society of Extension Education, Agra, India