Association between Level of Yield Obtained by Beneficiary and Non-Beneficiary Farmers with Respect to Groundnut Production Technology

The present investigation was conducted in Bikaner and Jaipur district of Rajasthan. Three Panchayat Samities of Bikaner district namely, Bikaner, Nokha and Kolayat and three Panchayet Samities of Jaipur district namely, Chomu, Amber and Samber lake were selected randomly for the study purpose because Front Line Demonstrations were conducted by KVKs. Bikaner, 50 FLDs were conducted at farmers field in 9 villages of Bikaner district. Similarly in Jaipur 100 FLDs were conducted at farmer field in 22 All the 31 villages where FLDs were conducted by KVKs were included in the study. The total sample size was 300 consisting of 150 beneficiary and 150 non-beneficiary farmer's. Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is one of the most important oilseed crops in India. India is the first largest producer of groundnut whereas china stands at second rank. The groundnut is particularly valued for its protein content (26%). On equal weight basis (Kg for Kg), groundnuts contain more protein than meat and about two and a half times more than eggs. Being an oil seed crop, it contains 40 to 49% oil. There was significant association between different variables viz. education level, social participation, extension participation, Source of information utilized, Extension contact and Irrigation potentiality with level of yield obtained by beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers. There was no significant association between different variables viz., Age, size of land holding and Risk orientation with level of yield obtained by beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers.