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Impact of Front Line Demonstrations on Soybean in Tribal Belt of Gujarat


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1 Krushi Vigyan Kendra, (NAU) Dediapada (Gujarat), India
2 Krushi Vigyan Kendra, (NAU) Dediapada (Gujarat)
     

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The study was carried out during Kharif season of 2012 and 2013 in ten villages of Narmada district. In all 27 demonstrations on soybean crop were carried out in area of 10 ha with the active participation of farmers with the objective to demonstrate the latest technology of soybean production with suitable variety 'JS-335'. The results revealed that FLD recorded higher yield as compared to farmers practice over the years of study. The improved technology recorded average yield of 1666 kg/ha which was 17.8 per cent higher than that obtained with farmers practice of 1415 kg/ha. In spite of increase in yield of soybean, technological gap, extension gap and technology index existed which was 134, 251 kg/ha and 7.4 per cent, respectively. The improved technology gave higher gross return of 51614 Rs./ha, net return of 39386 Rs./ha with benefit cost ratio 4.2 as compared to local check (43846 Rs./ha, 31618 Rs./ha and benefit cost ratio 3.6, respectively).

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Front Line Demonstrations, Soybean, Tribal Belt.
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Authors

A. D. Raj
Krushi Vigyan Kendra, (NAU) Dediapada (Gujarat), India
V. Yadav
Krushi Vigyan Kendra, (NAU) Dediapada (Gujarat), India
H. R. Jadav
Krushi Vigyan Kendra, (NAU) Dediapada (Gujarat), India
J. H. Rathod
Krushi Vigyan Kendra, (NAU) Dediapada (Gujarat)

Abstract


The study was carried out during Kharif season of 2012 and 2013 in ten villages of Narmada district. In all 27 demonstrations on soybean crop were carried out in area of 10 ha with the active participation of farmers with the objective to demonstrate the latest technology of soybean production with suitable variety 'JS-335'. The results revealed that FLD recorded higher yield as compared to farmers practice over the years of study. The improved technology recorded average yield of 1666 kg/ha which was 17.8 per cent higher than that obtained with farmers practice of 1415 kg/ha. In spite of increase in yield of soybean, technological gap, extension gap and technology index existed which was 134, 251 kg/ha and 7.4 per cent, respectively. The improved technology gave higher gross return of 51614 Rs./ha, net return of 39386 Rs./ha with benefit cost ratio 4.2 as compared to local check (43846 Rs./ha, 31618 Rs./ha and benefit cost ratio 3.6, respectively).

Keywords


Front Line Demonstrations, Soybean, Tribal Belt.

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