Pulses Yield Gap Minimization: Consequences of CFLD-Pulses in India

Abstract

The present study is the analysis of large scale data (31949 ha area and 79873 farmers) generated through the CFLD on pulses across the major pulses growing states under the ICAR-ATARIs of Kanpur, Jodhpur, Pune, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Patna. The present analysis represented the pulse crops of kharif (pigeon pea-5556 ha, black gram-6067 ha and green gram-2689 ha), rabi (chickpea-8376 ha, lentil 3747 ha and field pea-1890 ha) and summer (green gram-3624 ha) seasons. The average performance data of CFLD were obtained for the above states during the cropping seasons of 2016-17 and 2017-18. Thus, CFLD data were analyzed from across minimum of 13 states (green gram) and maximum of 19 states (black gram). The major variables analyzed were average yield obtained from the check plots and demonstrations plots. These yields were computed for yield advantages and also compared with the reported district level, state level, National level yields and the potential yields of the respective crops in the given states (data procured from secondary sources for the year 2017-18). Accordingly the yield gaps and yield gap minimized at various levels were analyzed using appropriate methods and their degree of variation was also computed for the seasons and crops.

Impact Assessment of CFLD Pulses on Pigeonpea Productivity and Profitability in Farmer’s Field

“…These findings are in line with findings of Singh et al, (2020c). Similarly, the yield gap minimization in pulses was reported by Nain et al, (2014); Nain et al, (2015); Dubey et al, (2018) & Dubey et al, (2022.…”

Yield gap and economics of frontline demonstrations (FLDs) on pulses under rain-fed condition

“…This may due to unawareness about high yielding varieties, increased extension yield gap as a result of farmers' ignorance to adopt better farming practices; this suggests that farmers need to be strongly encouraged to embrace improved farming practices in pulse crop rather than sticking with traditional local methods. These findings in line with findings reported by Kumar et al (2022) [5] , Singh et al (2020) [11] , Dubey et al (2022) [2] and Sunitha et al (2020c) [15] reported that the highest extension gap was observed in pigeon pea. This extension yield gap may minimized by promoting some extension activities, organizing awareness training programme to the farmers about high yielding varieties and organizing Krishimela's.…”

Impact of cluster frontline demonstrations on yield and economics of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

“…The extension gap ranged between 0.88 q/ha and 3.02 q/ha in the districts under study (Figure 1) in three www.extensionjournal.com states emphasizes the need to educate the farmers regarding improved technologies like improved high yielding varieties and new agricultural practices by the extension personnel to reverse this trend of wide extension gap. Similar findings were reported by Dubey et al (2018) [4] , Dubey et al (2022) [5] in pulses, Kumar et al (2022) [8] in rapeseed and mustard and Kumar et al (2023) [9] in pigeon pea. Singh and Gautam (2016) [21] opined that the extension gap in yield of sesame can be minimized by disseminating the technology package and upscaling the adoption percentage to increase production and productivity.…”