Impact of frontline demonstrations on rapeseed mustard growers

The KVK Ajmer has carried out FLDs on rapeseed-mustard at 65 farmers’ field from Rabi 2013–14 to 2015–16 to assess the productivity of frontline demonstration as well as farmer's practice. The results revealed that under demonstration plot, the yield of Rapeseed-mustard was found to be remarkably higher than that under farmers’ practice during all the three years. The yield of Rapeseed-mustard in FLD fields was ranging from 12.9 to 22.2 quintals per ha while it was 10.6 to 19.4 quintals per ha in non FLD fields during the study period. It was found that majority of FLD farmers (84 percent) had medium to high knowledge level whereas only 48 percent non FLD farmers have medium to high knowledge level about improved technologies of Rapeseed-mustard. The study also highlighted that there was a significant difference in knowledge level about different aspects of improved technologies of Rapeseed-mustard cultivation between FLD and non-FLD farmers.