Green pea is an important rabi vegetable crop in Sikkim but due to unavailability of improved variety and non adoption of improved cultivation practices in Sikkim, its productivity (4300 kg/ha) is far below the average national productivity (9500 kg/ha). Considering the scope of improvement in productivity through the recommended technologies, 50 front line demonstrations were conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Sikkim Centre, East Sikkim, Ranipool during 2010-2015 in five different village s’ at farmers ’ fields. Farmers ’ practices with local cultivar prevailing in the region were treated as control for comparison with recommended practice. Average yield of green pea increased by 17.38 per cent under recommended practice over control. An average net profit of Rs. 1,85,095 was recorded with recommended practice where as it was Rs. 1,29,038 in farmer ’s practice. Benefit: Cost ratio varied from 3.2 – 3.4 under demonstrations while it was only 2.4 - 2.5 for control. Front line demonstration of recommended technology revealed that yield potential and net income from green pea cultivation can lead to economic improvement and empowerment of farmers.

Keyword: Bush type, Economic, Extension gap, Green pea, Technology transfer, Yield.