Enhancing Farmers Income by Cultivating Summer Green Gram in Panchmahal District of Gujarat

Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.) is as one of the most important pulses crops of the Panchmahal district of Gujarat. However, its productivity of chickpea in the district is very low. Attempts are made to improve productivity and to increase area under chickpea by adopting HYVs (high yielding variety). In order to compare conventional chickpea with HYVs varieties, 100 front line demonstrations were carried out by the KVK during 2014 to 2017 in systematic manner on farmers’ field to show the worth of a new varieties in comparison to local check and thereby convincing farmers about potentialities of improved production management practices of green gram for further adoption, involving feasible and effective scientific package of practices. Maximum average yield, net return, was obtained 9.41 q/ha, and Rs. 25884/ ha respectively under demonstrated technology as compared to farmers practices 7.57 q/ha and Rs. 16750/ha. The maximum average cost benefit ratio was obtained 2.1 under improved technology as compared to farmers’ technology 1.9. Favorable cost benefit ratio is self explanatory of economic viability of the demonstration and convinced the farmers for adoption of imparted interventions. The technology suitable for enhancing the productivity of summer green gram and calls for conducting of such demonstrations under the transfer of technology by KVK.