Impact of ATMQIC Regarding Adoption Status of Recommended Cultivation Practices of Rabi and Kharif Crops Demonstrations by the Beneficiaries in Jaipur District of Rajasthan

Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was started by Government of India in 2007 for infrastructure development in agriculture and Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University (SKNAU) Jobner established in September, 2013 and the Agriculture Technology Management and Quality Improvement Centre (ATMQIC) project under RKVY for was sanctioned for SKNAU, Jobner in 2014–15 for infrastructure development and to provide product and services under a roof and to work as a single window delivery system. The project activities were introduced in three selected villages namely Idan ka bas, Dhani Boraj and Khejrawas of district Jaipur,Rajasthan and 120 respondent farmers were selected from these three selected villages through proportional allocation to the size of the population. The adoption of recommended cultivation practices of selected rabi and kharif crops used by the benefitted farmers under ATMQC was measured and found that majority of 73.34 per cent of the respondents (88) were in the medium level of adoption group, whereas 14.16 per cent respondents (17) were in low adoption group and remaining 12.50 per cent (15) were found in the category of high level of adoption of recommended cultivation practices of rabi and kharif crop demonstration of ATMQIC. It might be concluded that majority of farmers were belonged in the group of medium adoption of recommended cultivation practices of rabi and kharif crop demonstrations of ATMQIC.