IMPACT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS ON PRODUCTIVITY OF FENNEL (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) IN BHARATPUR DISTRICT OF EASTERN RAJASTHAN

DILIP SINGH¹*
¹ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumher, Bharatpur, 321001, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303329, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : dilipsingh.1970@rediff.com

Received : 20-05-2018     Accepted : 27-05-2018     Published : 30-05-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 10       Pages : 6141 - 6143
Int J Agr Sci 10.10 (2018):6141-6143

Keywords : Front Line Demonstration, Fennel technologies and farmers practices
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bharatpur, 321001, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303329, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India and ATARI-ICAR Jodhpur
Author Contribution : Sole author

India is the largest producer of fennel which is cultivated in 0.76 lakh hectare with a production of 1.2935 lakh tonnes and productivity of 17.02 q/ha. with the 4.26% share in area and 8.75% share in production of seed spices during 2015-16 [1]. This study was conducted on fennel crop during the rabi season of year 2017-118 under the scheme Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). Out of total 39 Demonstrations 29 demonstrations using improved variety RF-205 with full package of practices recommended for the district were conducted in one village and 10 demonstrations using variety RF-125 in another village of Bayana tehsil of Bharatpur district of Eastern Rajasthan. The need-based plant protection chemicals were used to control the insect-pests. The study indicated that under diversified agro-climatic conditions, both varieties of fennel have given encouraging results over farmers practice at both locations and have potential to perform well in flood prone eastern plain zone 3B of Rajasthan with timely management practices and mitigate the extension gap. Simultaneously, efforts need to be made to reduce the technology gap described in this paper. In economic terms, an additional cost mainly for inputs was increased slightly in frontline demonstrations over local check (farmers practices). However, it was recovered by increasing gross and net return substantially and resulted in more benefits cost ratio than the local check. The use of improved production technologies with timely systematic management would increase productivity of fennel. This will substantially increase the income as well as the livelihood of the farming community who are mainly associated with this crop.

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