Impact assessment of national food security mission with respect to change in area, production and productivity of chickpea of different categories of chickpea growers in Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Government of India had launched Centrally Sponsored Scheme, ‘National Food Security Mission’ in August 2007 with the objective to increase production and productivity of wheat, rice and pulses on a sustainable basis so as to ensure food security of the country. In order to promote pulse production in the country, National Food Security Mission -Pulses programme was started in 2007-08. The NFSM- Pulses scheme is also running in Madhya Pradesh. The study was conducted in selected district Narsinghpur of Madhya Pradesh during 2016-2017. Regarding the change in area, production and productivity of chickpea of different categories (small, medium and large farmers) of chickpea growers by the intervention of NFSM, they had significant difference with each other. The mean value of area of small farmer, before was 0.32 while after was 0.76, medium farmer before was 0.76 while after was 1.14, and large farmer before was 1.17 while after was 2.21. In case of change in production, the mean value of production of small farmer before was 5.12 while after was 14.42, medium farmer before was 14.22 while after was 28.23, and large farmer before was 24.55 while after was 48.20. In case of change in productivity, the mean value of productivity of small farmer before was 10.05 while after was 18.75, medium farmer before was 18.06 while after was 20.21, and large farmer before was 20.02 while after was 21.26. The study revealed that there is significant difference between change in area and production of chickpea of different categories of chickpea growers before and after the intervention of National Food Security Mission.