Improved Soybean Production Dissemination Technology at District Ratlam Madhya Pradesh

Krishi Vigyan Kendra Jaora District Ratlam conducted Front Line Demonstration programme for increase yield of Kharif crop soybean through use of improved variety seed in KVK operating area. Soybean is one of the most important oilseed crops in Madhya Pradesh, where it is grown 4.25 million ha area with the annual production of 4.50 million tones. Its cultivation is pre dominantly done in Ratlam district. It is observed that the farmers of Patidar, Dhakad and Aanjna community adopted the technology easily in comparison to other community farmers. Similarly adoption technology was more in educated farmer than uneducated farmers. Rich farmers took risk and adopted new technology faster than poor farmers. Front Line Demonstration was conducted for year 2004-05 to 2008-09 showed that percentage increased 29.36 to 41.50 compared to farmers practice in yield every year. Front line demonstration play important role in increasing the production of soybean with provide full package of practices to the farmers, like providy improved seed, seed inoculation with rhizobium culture, seed treatment with carbendazim or thiram, application of plant protection measures and weedicide application.