Role of Front Line Demonstrations on Transfer of Pulses Production Technologies in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu

Under centrally sponsored scheme on oilseeds and pulses production technology KVK, Vellore has conducted front line demonstrations on farmers fields. During the period from 2005 to 2010 in all 90 demonstrations were conducted on the pulse production technology to transfer the latest technologies among the farmers of Vellore district. The findings in respect of greengram and blackgram overall yield trend of demonstrations ranged from 7.82 to 9.15 q/ha and 8.15 to 9.25 q/ha and yield increase ranged from 31.25 per cent to 51.01 per cent and 21.86 per cent to 54.68 per cent over the local practices yield. Obviously, this can be attributed to improved technology as well as improved varieties. The yield levels were considerably low under local practices because of considerable variations in the extent of adoption of recommended package of practices depending upon the amount of risk involved in terms of cost, convenience, skill and knowledge about the concerned practice. The productivity was better over local practice under demonstrations. Hence, pulses production technology have a broad scope for increasing the area and productivity of pulses at each and every level i.e., Farmers, State and National level.