Impact assessment of FLD for popularisation of finger millet in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya
FLD for popularisation of finger millet
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21921/jas.v10i03.13776Keywords:
Finger Millet, Technology gap, Extension gap, technology index, EconomicsAbstract
Millets have been recognized as super cereals by virtue of their climate resilience and superior nutritional profile. Finger millet (Eleusine coracana), the domesticated coarse cereal of African origin, forms staple food for the people in the drier parts of India. There is possibility to enhance finger millet productivity by adoption of improved production technology of finger millet cultivation, viz., improved seed, sowing method, use of balance nutrients, plant protection measures etc. The present study was carried out in nine villages under Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya, India. KVK, Ri-Bhoi initiated frontline demonstration of HYV of Finger Millet (Var.VL-379) with a total of 147 nos. of FLDs which were evaluated to find out the yield gaps between HYV of millet variety and variety grown by farmers. Yield data of both demonstration and farmers practice were recorded and their yield gap, technology gap, extension gap and technology index were analysed. Results revealed that the finger millet (Var. VL.379) recorded an average of 40.46 per cent higher yield over farmer's variety. On an average, technology gap was recorded 6.28 q/ha, while the average extension gap was recorded 5.32 q/ha. Average technology index was recorded 26.14 percent. Average net return was found Rs.27,787/ha and Rs. 14,487/ha with demonstration and farmers practice respectively. Higher benefit-cost ratio of 2.51 was recorded in the demonstration plot than the farmer's practice of 1.9 respectively.
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