Micro analysis of yield gain and change in technology adoption in western Uttar Pradesh

The study on ‘Out-scaling of Agricultural Innovations for Enhancing Farm Income’ was carried out at 240 farmers’ field from 2015–2018 in village Kutbi, district Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh. The micro analysis of technological intervention for enhancing farm income revealed that per cent yield gain over check in wheat 16.88 to 36.36 per cent, in paddy 25.97 to 35.06 per cent and in mustard from 12.12 to 24.85 per cent. The change in cropping pattern and crop diversification after IARI interventions revealed that majority (76.66%) of the respondents shifted from using traditional varieties to improved HYVs, followed by shifted from using long duration varieties to short duration varieties (70%), shifted from sugarcane-wheat-sugarcane to rice-mustard-sugarcane (61.66%) and shifted from broadcasting to line sowing (30%). The change in technology adoption pattern of the respondents found that majority (63.33%) of the respondents observed change in mustard cultivation followed by use of high yielding varieties of crops especially wheat, paddy and mustard (60%), followed by IPM practices (56.66%), soil testing (58.34%), seed treatment in paddy and wheat (53.33%), higher yield of crops (50%), use of biofertilizers (48.33%) and pest management of fruit orchard (38.33%). The major problems faced by the farmers identified were problems of wild pig and blue bulls (81.66%) followed by crop damage by stray cattle (80%), labor shortage (75%), high cost of inputs especially fertilizers and pesticides (71.66%), crop damage by pest (65%) and low market price for agricultural produce (53.33%). The Friedman test statistic of farmers criteria for selection of wheat and paddy showed significant at 1 per cent level of significance.