Impact of front line demonstrations on boosting productivity of coriander

Abstract

Front Line Demonstration conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jamnagar for the purpose of enhancement of the yield performance and achieve the potential yield of the coriander crop in rabi season during the year 2017-18 to 2021-22. Farmers of Jamnagar and Devbhui Dwarka district were provided guidance and conducted FLD on their own field at different villages during the study period. Data recorded for the yield, and worked out technology gap, extension gap, technology index and economics along with benefit cost ratio. The five-year data revealed that the demonstrated plot having higher yield (14.68 q/ha) as compare to local check (13.20 q/ha). Yield increase in demonstration plot (11.26%) as compare to farmers’ practices. In accordance to the extension gap, technology gap and technology index noted 1.48, 1.32 and 8.25, respectively. Net return recorded and benefit cost ratio in demonstrated plot Rs.75311 per hectare 2.24 and in check plot Rs.62983 per hectare 1.80, respectively. The respondent satisfaction index (RSI) revealed that majority of respondent farmers expressed high (61.43%) level of satisfaction about Front Line Demonstration. Unavailability of improved seed varieties of coriander in relation to climate change was found to be most confronting constraint as perceived by them and ranked I.