Paradigm Shift in Agricultural/ Horticultural Production System through GAP to Fill the Gap between Potential Yield and Yield Obtained

Abstract

India is an agriculture-based country which is a very important and ancient enterprise of the whole world. It supplies food, fruit, vegetables, flowers to worship and decorate around the world. Apart from India there are any countries that are dependent on agriculture. It is the backbone of new industries like Sugar, Cotton etc. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sabour, Bhagalpur works in wide array of situations. It deals with sixteen blocks. Few blocks face flood in rainy seasons like Kharik, Naugachhia, Biharpur, Nathnagar, Sultanganj, Goradih and Gopalpur. Few of them have flood daught situations like Pirpainti, Kahalgaon, Sanhawla. Jagdishpur is the only block that always favoured that is hub of Katarni rice production. Katarni rice has GI Lag. Jardalu mango is very juicy tasty mango from Bhagapurl district also having GI tag. Due to poor management practices or there is big gaps/distances between yield and potential yield. Difference in potential yield and yield obtained is the ultimate loss of farmers. This is applied for all crops particularly for Horticultural crops. Because, horticultural crops fullfil the cash crunch of farmers. FAO has published training manual for good agricultural practices for fruit and vegetables crops. This type of manuals should be developed by different area for location specific crops. Bhagalpur has major area of mango, litchi, banana, pointed gourd, tomato. So, the manuals of good practices for these crops will be very productive to the farmers. To attain the potentiality of any crop farmers should follow the GAP (Good Agriculture of Practices) of that crop Naved Sabit et.al (2010) also and vacated for good practices of plant protection in different crops.