AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS RESEARCH REVIEW

UGC CARE (Group 1)
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue: confspl

Economics of demonstrating wheat production technology under rain-fed ecosystems

  • Author:
  • Pawan Kumar Sharma1*, Pardeep Wali1, Parveen Kumar1, Rakesh Sharma1, Rajbir Singh2, V P Chahal3
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Page Number: 109 to 118

1Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Chatha180009Jammu and Kashmir, India

2ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Ludhiana141004Punjab, India

3Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan, New Delhi110012DelhiIndia

Online published on 22 February, 2021.

Abstract

The recommended wheat production technology-including variety, seed rate, and fertilizer dose-was demonstrated under the Farmer FIRST programme of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi during the rabi season of 2017 and 2018. The difference in average yield was statistically significant between the demonstration plots (15.70 quintals per hectare ± 1.27) and local check plots (11.93 quintals per hectare ± 1.45). The variation in productivity was less at demonstration plots and the net return was higher (by INR 3,042 per hectare). Adopting the recommended production technologies can enhance wheat production in rainfed areas and make it sustainable.

Keywords

Wheat, Technology demonstration, Rainfed