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Impact of National Food Security Mission with Special Reference to Adoption Level to Field Demonstration Interventions in Gram Crop in Southern Rajasthan


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1 Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
2 Department of Agricultural Statistics and Computer Application, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
     

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The present study was conducted in Banswara and Udaipur districts of Southern Rajasthan. Total 120 gram beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers were selected on the basis of random sampling method from the identified districts. The findings reveal that the extent of adoption of RSG-888 variety of gram among beneficiary farmers was recorded 86.25 per cent, while in case of non-beneficiary farmers it was 61.25 per cent. In case of extent of adoption of the complete package of practices of RSG-888 variety of gram, it was found that beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers had 83.75 and 62.50 per cent adoption, respectively.

Keywords

NFSM, Beneficiary, Interventions, Adoption, Demonstration.
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Authors

Ram Lal Khatik
Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
F. L. Sharma
Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
H. K. Jain
Department of Agricultural Statistics and Computer Application, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
Santosh Devi Samota
Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India
R. K. Damor
Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur (Rajasthan), India

Abstract


The present study was conducted in Banswara and Udaipur districts of Southern Rajasthan. Total 120 gram beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers were selected on the basis of random sampling method from the identified districts. The findings reveal that the extent of adoption of RSG-888 variety of gram among beneficiary farmers was recorded 86.25 per cent, while in case of non-beneficiary farmers it was 61.25 per cent. In case of extent of adoption of the complete package of practices of RSG-888 variety of gram, it was found that beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers had 83.75 and 62.50 per cent adoption, respectively.

Keywords


NFSM, Beneficiary, Interventions, Adoption, Demonstration.

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