Impact of training on improving agricultural productivity of adopted village under MGMG programme

Impact of training on improving agricultural productivity

Abstract

Imparting training for capacity building and up scaling of technical knowhow is the fastest way to improve productivity. Investment on human resources development is the key for sustainable development. Present study conducted in sleeted villages under Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (MGMG) programme, confirms that scientific and systematic training has potential to improve productivity not only trained personnel but also the agriculture production.  Training imparted on scientific rice production has significant yield advantage in all the villages and overall 14.4 per cent increase in yield were estimated as compare to what yield has been estimated before imparting this training to the farmers of selected villages. Likewise, in case of wheat 14.0 per cent yield advantage were estimated due to significant impact of training. Similar types of results were also reported in all the crop based training programme executed to the farmers of the villages. In case of mustard13.5 per cent yield increase was notice owing to training imparted to the targeted farmers. 10.3 per cent and 14.6 per cent yield advantage has been estimated in case of lentil and summer nung bean only because of scientific training and time to time proper need based guidance received from scientist.  Apart from imparting training, for sustainable agricultural/ crop production, uninterrupted electricity, availability of quality seeds and planting materials as well as transport facility, credit and extension services are needs of hour to boost agriculture production in the selected villages.