AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF FARM OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA DEWAS OF MADHYA PRADESH

AWDHESH SINGH¹, MONI SINGH²*
¹ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Datia, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474002
²ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Datia, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474002
* Corresponding Author : m_jadon@rediffmail.com

Received : 30-09-2017     Accepted : 09-01-2018     Published : 15-01-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 1       Pages : 4987 - 4994
Int J Agr Sci 10.1 (2018):4987-4994
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-3710.10.1.4987-4994

Keywords : Economic Evaluation, Farm, Seed production
Academic Editor : Hari Shankar Singh, Rahaman S. M., Sapna Singh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Datia, Rajmata VijayarajeScindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 474002
Author Contribution : Both author equally contributed

Dewas district comes under the Malwa plateau agro climatic zone of Madhya Pradesh. The major crops of the district are soybean, gram and wheat are grown in 270.25, 130.68 and 114.15 thousand hectare respectively. Rajmata Vijyaraje Scindia Krishi Vishva Vidyalya, Gwalior, second agriculture university in the state was established by govt. of Madhya Pradesh on dated 19.8.2008. The territorial jurisdiction of RVSKVV is spread over 25 districts of Madhya Pradesh encompassing 19 Krishi Vigyan Kendra. The university is actively engaged in the maintenance of crop varieties and production of nucleus and breeder seeds to full fill the requirement of the state. Seed replacement rate is below 10 percent in case of gram, 10 to 20 percent in soybean. Krishi Vigyan Kendra Dewas has got a farm of 20.489 hectare. Out of this, in 18.00 hectare, breeder seed production taken in kharif as well as in Rabi season. Efficiency of a farm is affected by the various techno-economic, organizational and special problems operation at the farm. On the basis of analysis of input – output and various problems at the farm, techno- economic and organizational suggestions will be given to improve the functional efficiency of the farm business.

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