Impact of demonstrations on yield and economics analysis of major vegetable crops

The present study was conducted in four blocks of Hapur and Saharanpur district of Western Uttar Pradesh. The total sample size was of 160 vegetable growers for the investigation. During investigation, it was observed that increase the yield of vegetable crops from 16.66 to 22.45 percent under demonstrations in compare to farmers practice in summer and kharif season (2014–15). The highest cost of cultivation was found in tomato crop i.e. Rs.2,50,000/ha., lowest in sponge gourd i.e. Rs.77,413/ha., highest net return received from tomato crop i.e. Rs. 1,75,000/ha., lowest in bitter gourd crop i.e. Rs. 17,379/ha. and benefit cost ration was higher in chilli crop i.e. 1:1.82 and lowest in bitter gourd crop i.e. 1:1.16. In Rabi season 2015–16 increase yield ofdemonstrations from 25.39 to 33.92 percent over the farmers practice. The highest cost of cultivation was found in tomato crop i.e. Rs.2,43,000/ha., lowest in bottle gourd i.e. Rs. 1,01,000/ha.,highest net return received from cabbage crop i.e. Rs. 1,33,695/ha., lowest in chilli crop i.e. Rs. 47,200/ha. and benefit cost ration was higher in brinjal crop i.e. 1:1.77 and lowest in tomato crop i.e. 1: 1.42. Increase yield of demonstrations from 25.00 to 36.90 percent over the farmers practice. The highest cost of cultivation was found in okra crop i.e. Rs.2,17,312/ha., lowest in sponge gourd i.e. Rs.80,000/ha.,highest net return received in brinjal crop i.e. Rs. 1,95,000/ha., lowest in bitter gourd crop i.e. Rs.55,625/ha and benefit cost ratio was higher in cucumber i.e. 1:1.97 and lowest in bitter gourd i.e. 1:1.30 in summer and kharif season 2015–16. The highest yield gap was found in brinjal and cabbage.