Innovative technological interventions coupled with proper management is the need of the day for producing summer green gram in the tribal district of madhya pradesh

A total of 100 demonstrations on summer green gram variety IPM 2–3 were conducted by KVK, Jhabua during 2016–17 and 2017–18 across 10 tribal villages of Jhabua hills zone of Madhya Pradesh for exploring the production potential and economic benefits of improved practices. The results showed that farmers significantly increased the green gram productivity by switching over to improved variety (IPM 2–3) and adoption of improved production technology. The higher yield (823.5 kg/ha) of green gram was recorded under front line demonstration as compared to farmers‘ practice (568.5 kg/ha). The increase in the demonstration yield over farmers’ practice was 45.23%. Simultaneously higher net returns (Rs. 29396/ha) and B:C ratio (2.59) were recorded in front line demonstrations as compared to farmers practices (net return of Rs. 16089 and B:C ratio of 1.95). The average extension gap, technology gap and technology index were 255 kg/ha, 376.5 kg/ha and 31.37%, respectively.