Analysis of impact of front line demonstration in minimize the technological gap in sorghum-mustard cropping system

Abstract

This study was undertaken in Meerut district of western U.P. it is based on front line demonstration conducted under oil seed based front line demonstration programme. This was conducted under sorghum (fodder)-mustard sequence from 2001-02 to 2003-04. An attempt has been made to find out the economic feasibility of technology, its adoption and constraints faced by the farmers in adoption. The study revealed that a wide gap-exists in cost of cultivation of both the method. The gap was categorized in technological gap and extension gap, which was 58.5 q/ha and 49 q/ha in sorghum respectively and 3.2 and 1.75 q/ha in mustard respectively.