Assessment of Impact and Yield Economics of Tomato Hybrid Variety Arka Rakshak under High Hill Region of Arunachal Pradesh
S. K. Chaturvedi
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Balek, Lower Dibang Valley (A.P.), India.
Abhimanyu Chaturvedi *
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Deomali, Tirap (A.P.), India.
Hage Munth
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Yachuli, Lower Subansiri (A.P.), India.
Neha Sharma
JNKVV-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Purushottampur, Panna (M.P.), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A demonstration (FLD) was conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Yachuli, Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh under high hill region during Summer season of 2021-22 and 2022-23 to evaluate the impact of the demonstration of Tomato variety Arka Rakshak for yield and economics at the farmer’s field of four different locations of region. An area of 3.2 ha was covered under FLDs on Tomato variety Arka Rakshak with active participation of 12 farmers during demonstration. The average fruit yield was 372 q/ha during 2021-22 and 410 q/ha during 2022-23 with the increase in percentage of yield ranged between 53.71 to 52.98 during two years of the study. The extension gap ranging 130 to 142 q/ha and technology gap ranging between 308 and 270 q/ha. Decrease in technology index from 45.29 per cent during 2021-22 to 39.70 percent during 2022-23 show the practicality of the demonstrated technology in this region
Keywords: Impact, front line demonstration, yield, economics, extension gap, technology index, tomato