Effect of improved production technology on yield of chick pea under seed hub project in Balodabazar–Bhatapara district of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is most important pulse crop in Chhattisgarh State. The productivity of chickpea is low because of non adoption of available technologies by the farmers. Hence last three years seed hub programme going on under krishi vigyan kendra, Bhatapara and coverage large area of farmer’s field. First year (2016-17) coverage area and number of village’s are 16.80 ha and 06 (Paasid, Gogiya, Marrakona, Alesur, Khapradih, Rajadhar) work with nine farmer’s. During the next year (2017-18) coverage area and number of village’s are 26.20 ha and 10(Rajadhar, Pendri, Muswadih, Marrakona, Bakulahi, Sanjari, Nawagaon, Devrani, Mopar, Khaparadih) work with nineteen farmer’s. During the 2018-19 increase area and number of farmer’s 262 and 500 percent, respectively. Now at present this project run under eighteen village’s such as Rajadhar, Pendri, Muswadih, Marrakona, Bakulahi, Mopar, Khaparadih, Kodwa, Dhindhini, Jarod, Alesur, Khapradih, Kadar, Limahi, Kairkhata, Kalmidih, Thelki, Gudeliya. Chickpea production was 62.32, 242.59 and 371.74 q with 6.70, 9.54 and 9.60 q/ha productivity in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, respectively.