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Abstract:- Pigeon pea (cajanus cajan) is the second most pea growers in the Barwani district with the following
important pulse crop in India after chickpea. The KVK objective.
of Barwani district (M.P.) was entrusted with the
responsibility of conducting FLD in Barwani district of Objective
M.P. The main emphasis was to maximize production Adoption level of pigeon pea production technology
per unit area by using high yielding variety of of FLD beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries.
production in conjunction with the package and
practices. The calculated ‘t’ value 6.094 at 1 per cent II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
level was higher than the table value of ‘t’ 2.093. This
Dour et al (2015) found that majority of the
was declared to be significant. Therefore, it may be
respondents (beneficiaries of FLD programme and non
concluded that the data provides enough evidence of
beneficiaries) possessed medium level of adoption level.
higher level of adoption of pigeon pea production
Thus, it can be stated that, there is an impact of FLD
technology by FLD pigeon pea growers over non
programme on the adoption behaviour of the wheat growers.
beneficiaries’ pigeon pea growers. This clearly shows
that as regard the effect of FLD on adoption behaviour Simtowe et al (2015) found that the sample adoption
of pigeon pea production technology there was a rate of improved pigeon pea is 36% while potential rate is
significant difference between FLD beneficiaries and non estimated at 48%. The adoption gap resulting from the
beneficiaries. incomplete exposure to the improve pigeon pea is 12%.
Adoption is prominent among farmers that close to the
Keywords:- Pigeon pea- pulse crop, Front-Line
agriculture offices, and among younger and wealthier
Demonstration-Unique approach to provide an direct
farmer. The suggestion that there is scope for increasing
Interfresh (Researcher and Farmers) through scientist,
pigeon pea adoption once the farmer are exposed to the new
Adoption Behaviour-actual practising of improved
technologies.
technology.
Singh et al (2015) conducted the study in which it was
I. INTRODUCTION
found that there was no significant association between age,
Pigeon pea (cajanus cajan) is the second most family, size and economic motivation. The result was that
important pulse crop in India after chickpea. It has multiple the status of extension participation, mass media contumacy,
uses and occupies an important place in the prevailing extent of knowledge etc. had significant effect in respect of
farming systems in the country. It also plays an important adoption of pulses production technology.
role in sustainable agriculture by enhancing the soil through
biological nitrogen fixation along with deep root system of Teggelli et al (2015) organized the Front-line
this crop which makes it is more suitable for its cultivation demonstration on farmer’s field to demonstrate the impact of
under rain fed conditions. The KVK of Barwani district integrated crop management technology on pigeon pea
(M.P.) was entrusted with the responsibility of conducting productivity over four years. The result revealed that due to
FLD in Barwani district of M.P. The main emphasis was to front-line demonstration on pigeon pea an average yield was
maximize production per unit area by using high yielding recorded 11.9 q/ha under yield demonstrated plots as
variety of production in conjunction with the package and compared farmers practice 10.1 q/ha.
practices. While a large number of studies have been made
to discuss the yield potentialities and procedures for Singh et al (2016) carried out the study on the
conducting these demonstration limited studied have been technology suitable for enhancing the productivity of pigeon
conducted to assess the impact of FLD on adoption pea crop and conducting of such demonstration under
behaviour of farmers Thus, the present study is an attempt to transfer of technology programme by KVK other TOT
evaluate the impact of FLD adoption behaviour of Pigeon centers.
For fulfilment of these objectives, the study was A. Adoption level of pigeon pea production technology of
conducted in Barwani district, where FLD was conducted by FLD beneficiaries
KVK Barwani M.P. during 2016-17. Ten villages and 70 Adoption in this study refers to use of improved
FLD beneficiaries and 70 Non-beneficiaries pigeon pea practices of pigeon pea as demonstrated to the farmers in
growers had benefited by this programme. All the front line demonstrations. The adoption behaviour of
beneficiaries were selected purposively for the study. The selected beneficiaries was assessed related to improved
list of FLDs beneficiaries was provided by KVK. The data practices of pigeon pea cultivation and presented in Table
were collected using survey method through a pre-tested below-
interview schedule and responses were recorded. Collected
data were then tabulated and analyzed using appropriate
statistical methods.
Note:- Figures in parentheses indicate percentages. practices of pigeon pea cultivation and presented in Table
given below:
Table- Adoption level of pigeon pea production
technology by FLD non beneficiaries pigeon pea
growers.
Note:- Figures in parentheses indicate percentages. newly released crop production and protection technologies
and its management practices in the farmers’ field.
B. Adoption level of pigeon pea production technology by
FLD beneficiaries and non beneficiaries The technologies are demonstrated for the first time by
Study concluded that in case of FLD beneficiary’s the scientists themselves before being fed into the main
farmers, majority of the respondent were in high level of extension system. That is reason the farmers are fully
adoption followed by medium and low category respectively convinced regarding technology demonstrated on their farm
regarding adoption of pigeon pea production technology. and they followed incomplete adoption of pigeon pea
The main aim of frontline demonstration is to demonstrate production technology at their farm. This finding is in