Yield gap analysis of ginger in Champawat district of Uttarakand

To demonstrate and popularize the improved technologies on farmers’ fields to increase yield and fill the gap between recommended practices and farmers practices for ginger production, KVK Champawat conducted front line demonstration on for consecutive six years during kharif 2011 to 2016. Results show that there was wide yield gap between potential yield and demonstration yield due to technology and extension gap. Ginger yield in demonstration plots recorded 38.24 to 53.54% higher over farmers’ practices. It was further observed that in terms of economics higher net return were recorded in demonstration plots as compared to farmers’ practices during all the years. Mean benefit-cost ratio of demonstrated technological intervention was 15.17: 1. On an average technology gap and extension gap were recorded to be 57.13 qha⁻¹ and 37.93 qha⁻¹, respectively. The average technological index was recorded as 32.37%. The yield gap analysis emphasized the need to motivate the farmers through various extension means to adopt economically viable technologies to fill up the wide extension gap.