Impact of Frontline Demonstration in Adoption of Production Technology and Economics of Banana Production at Farmers Field of Tumakuru District, India

Abstract

The study was conducted on impact of frontline demonstration in adoption of production technology and economics of Banana production at farmers field of Tumakuru district, Karnataka state during the year from 2017-18 to 2019-20. The main objective of Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) is to demonstrate newly released crop production and protection technologies and its management practices at the farmer’s field under different agro-climatic regions and farming situations. The demonstrated plot yield obtained through frontline demonstrations was higher (340 q/ha) than the actual yield obtained by the farmers on their farm under own management practices (260 q/ha), but lower than the potential yield of Banana (400 q/ha).The data revealed that the total yield gap between potential yield and actual yield of Banana was 35.00 per cent, in which 23.53 per cent of yield gap between demonstration plot and actual farmers plot yield and 15.00 per cent of technological gap. The maximum number of Banana growers was adopted Sucker Management (86.67 %) and irrigation method (86.67 %), whereas lesser adoption of banana bunch feeding (30.00%). More number of farmers was found to increase in adoption per cent of soil sample analysis from Banana plot (60.00 %) and Selection of suckers and treatment (56.67 %). There was significantly increased the yield of Banana (30.77 %) after conducted the frontline demonstration. The gross return, net return and B:C ratio were also found to increase in demonstrated plot as compared to farmers practice. The adoption of different production package of practices in Banana shows positive impact on yield and economics of Banana through adoption of demonstrated technology.