Author(s):

Anjali M Gaharwar and Jayashri D Ughade

Abstract: Front line demonstration is one of the key extension tool for transfer of technology at Grass root level that directly impact the horizontal spread of technology. Onion is an important Rabi season crop in Yavatmal district. Even though its productivity recorded is low due to lacking in knowledge of scientific cultivation technology and high yielding variety suitable to soil and climate. In order to increase the productivity of Rabi onion with the adoption of improved technologies, twenty nos. Of demonstration on ICM in onion with variety Akola Safed were carried out by Krishi Vigyan Kendra in adopted Farmers fields at different villages during the years 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18. In all 100 demonstration were conducted on 40 ha. Land during the four years. Equal land 0.2 ha. Were allotted for demonstration and check plots every year for conduction of FLDs. From the conducted demonstrations, it was revealed that, an average increased yield of onion crop 29.20% was achieved with average technology gap of 22.71 q/ha and average extension gap of 62.66 q/ha. of onion bulbs production. Also reduced technology gap and technology index was noticed during the last two successive years of conducted trial of demonstrations over initial two years of demonstrations. This showed feasibility of demonstrated technology over framers practice. The monetary returns were found to be influenced by crop yield and prevailing market prices of the produce. During all the years of demonstration, higher monetary returns with benefit: cost ration were obtained from the technology demonstrated plots as compared to farmers check plot i.e. regular farmers practice and recorded the maximum onion bulb yield, NMR and B:C ration during the year 2017-18. The extension gap further emphasised on conduction of such FLDs to bridge and nullify the yield gap difference in onion crop.

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