A.S. Jat1*, S.D. Bamboriya2, M.D. Choudhary3, M. Kumar4 and I. Singh5
1-3Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Maulasar, Nagaur-II,
Directorate of extension Education, AU, Jodhpur, Rajasthan-342304, India
(Plant Protection), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Maulasar, Nagaur-II
4(Agri. Extension) and5(Agronomy) & Director Extension Education, Directorate of Extension Education, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Email: dr.asjat@gmail.com
Received-02.04.2023, Revised-15.04.2023, Accepted-26.04.2023
Abstract: Pulses are one of the important food crops globally due to higher protein content. Pulses are an important group of crops in India, which is also responsible for yielding large financial gains by amounting for a large part of the exports. Pulses are the major sources of protein in the diet. The frontline demonstrations of chickpea crop was carried out by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nagaur-I, Agriculture University, Jodhpur during rabi seasons from 2016-17 to 2021-22 on 92 ha area with 230 demonstrations in different clusters of Nagaur district of Rajasthan. Results of front line demonstrations showed that the cultivation practices comprised under FLDs viz., use of improved varieties, seed and soil treatments, optimum seed rate, balanced application of fertilizers, line sowing, timely management weeds, insects and disease, produced on an average 1709 kg/ha grain yield of chickpea, which was 22.56 per cent higher as compared to prevailing farmers practice (1395 kg/ha). The front line demonstrations fetched more average gross returns (Rs. 80860/ha), net return (Rs. 50879/ha) and B:C ratio (2.69) with slightly higher investment on cost of cultivation (Rs. 2358/ha) as compared to farmers practice. The average increase in gross return, net return, B:C ratio and cost of cultivation was 22.3, 32.1, 13.0 and 8.5 per cent, respectively over farmers practice. The average extension gap, technology gap and technology index was 314 kg/ha, 692 kg/ha and 28.6 per cent, respectively. It is also observed that majority of the respondent farmers expressed high (53.9%) to the medium (30.0%) level of satisfaction regarding the performance of chickpea under demonstrations.
Keywords: Chickpea, Economics, Gap, Satisfaction, Technology index, Yield
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