Crop Research
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue: 5and6

Realizing productivity and profitability of greengram through cluster front line demonstrations (CFLDs)

1Krishi Vigyan Kendra (CCSHAU), Jhajjar-124 103 (Haryana), India

2Krishi Vigyan Kendra (CCSHAU), Bhiwani-127 021 (Haryana), India

CCSHAU Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mahendergarh-123 029 (Haryana), India

*E-mail: rkumaragro@gmail.com

Online published on 13 December, 2018.

Abstract

Cluster frontline demonstrations on greengram were conducted at farmers’ fields during kharif 2016 and 2017 in Mahendergarh district of Haryana state. Cultivation of greengram by adopting improved practices resulted in 20.9% yield increase over farmers’ practice. The average gross returns, average net returns, additional net returns and benefit: cost ratio with improved technology came out to be Rs. 37175/ha, Rs. 18625/ha, Rs. 4825/ha and 1.99, respectively. The average extension and technology gaps were recorded as 125.8 and 756.5 kg/ha, respectively. The technology index of 50.4% strongly indicated the technological inadequacies in greengram cultivation in the district and productivity at farmers’ fields can be increased by adopting improved technology.

Keywords

Benefitcost ratio, cluster frontline demonstrations, extension gap, greengram, technology gap, technology index