IMPACT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION ON YIELD AND ECONOMICS OF SOYBEAN IN SHIVPURI DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH

Pushpendra Singh; Puneet Kumar; M.K. Bhrgava; A.L. Basediya

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018

IMPACT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION ON YIELD AND ECONOMICS OF SOYBEAN IN SHIVPURI DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH

Pushpendra Singh, Puneet Kumar, M. K. Bhrgava, A. L. Basediya

Abstract :

Soybean is an important oilseed crop widely cultivated in Madhya Pradesh and particularly in Shivpuri district. It also enriches the soil through biological nitrogen fixation. Madhya Pradesh is the largest soybean producing state with production of 4.91 million tones from 5.91 million ha against India�s production of 8.59 million tones of total soybean production is produced in Madhya Pradesh alone. However, the productivity of soybean is low (831kg/ha) as compared to Andhra Pradesh (1000kh/ha) however it is higher than the all India average (737kg/ha). Shivpuri district has considerable area under soybean (1.35 thousand ha) and produces 1.34 thousand tones. However, the average yield is further low in the district. Therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the impact of Front Line Demonstration conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, shivpuri on yield and economics of soybean production. The data were collected from 54 farmers during 2007-08 to 2012-13 and analysed using simple tabular analysis. The results of study showed that the yield under demonstrations was 30.70 per cent higher as compared to farmers� practices, the differences were ranged from 21.12 to 38.00 per cent. The average net returns and B:C Ratio on demonstration plot were 63.70 per cent 24.30 per cent respectively higher as compared to farmers� practices. The technological interventions are expected to increase the production to 1.82 thousand tones. Study suggests for strengthening linkages with line departments and converging the demonstration with Government schemes for large scale adoption on farmers� fields.