Impact of DBT Biotech Kisan Hub Project on Production, Productivity and Socio Economic Variables of Pulse and Oilseeds Growing Farmers of Rayalaseema Region of Andhra Pradesh

Author: G. Prasad Babu, T. Srinivas, T. Venkata Sridhar and T. Muralikrishna

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Abstract

The present study was conducted in Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Banavasi in Kurnool district and KVK, Kalyandurg in Ananthapuramu district cluster adopted villages of Rayalaseema region in Andhra Pradesh state under Biotech KISAN project. Groundnut, pigeonpea and chickpea are important rainfed oilseed and pulse crops in these districts but the yields are not up to expectations due to adoption of old varieties, raifned farming, pests and disease incidence. Major challenges are to enhance the production, productivity, acreage of pulses and oilseeds by introducing latest Integrated Crop Management practices to achieve self sufficiency. This was tested on small scale for 2 years with the help of On-farm technology demonstrations with 130 locations in Ananthapuramu district and in 160 locations in Kurnool district. The on farm technology demonstrations on oils eed crop like groundnut and pulse like pigeonpea and chickpea crops were conducted by both KVKs in their cluster adopted vil

Keywords

On farm demonstrations, production, productivity, extension gap, technology gap, technology index, socio economic impact, correlation, frequency, percentage.

Conclusion

The results clearly indicated that the higher average yield and net returns were obtained in demonstration plots over the years compared to farmer’s practice due to high knowledge and adoption of full package of practices i.e. use of improved seed, application of biofertilizers, recommended dose of fertilizers, use of IPM kits like pheromone traps, sticky traps, trap crops, bird perches etc. and timely application of plant protection chemicals whereas due to lack of knowledge on use of bio fertilizers, balanced dose of fertilizer, IPM practices yields were low in farmer’s practice. The FLDs produced a significant positive result and provided an opportunity to demonstrate the productivity potential and profitability of the latest technology (intervention) under real farming situation. Therefore the study concludes that technology demonstrations conducted by KVKs under Biotech KISAN Project in Rayalaseema region in pulses and oilseeds made significant impact on hori

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Babu, G.P., Srinivas, T., Sridhar, T.V. and Muralikrishna, T. (2021). Impact of DBT Biotech Kisan Hub Project on production, productivity and socio economic variables of pulse and oilseeds growing farmers of Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. Biologi