Evaluation of recommended maize production technology in Kandi areas under farmer first programme Arora R.K.1, Sharma Pawan Kumar1,*, Kumar Parveen1, Singh Rajbir2, Chahal V.P.3 1Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu-180009, J&K 2ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone-I, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab 3Extension Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi-110001 *Corresponding author email id: pawanvatsya@gmail.com; assocdirext@skuast.org
Abstract The potential of kandi areas can be fully exploited through proper implementation of recommended scientific practices. As a part of the continuous effort to address the issues of farmers in kandi areas, a project under Farmer FIRST programme of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has been implemented in the year 2016–17 in Samba district of Jammu region of J&K State. The recommended maize production technologies were demonstrated under the project during kharif season of 2017 and the crop data was collected to find out the impact of technologies under demonstrations. The difference between the yield under demonstration plots and local check was found to be statistically significant with average maize yield of46.43/ha ± 3.81 under demonstrations and 31.60/ha ± 5.92 under local plots. The variation in maize productivity under demonstration plots was also less as compared to the productivity under local plots with an additional net return of Rs. 19222.87 per hectare. The results of the demonstrations confirmed that the adoption of recommended maize production technologies can ensure enhanced and sustainable maize production, even in the kandi areas of Jammu region, as well. Top Keywords Farmer FIRST programme, Production efficiency, B.C ratio, Maize. Top |