Vol. 5 (4) : July-August 2014 issue
Green Farming Vol. 5 (4) : 694-696 ; July-August, 2014
Impact of introduction of improved finger & foxtail millet production technology in Belgaum district of Karnataka
SHWETA BIRADARa1*, S. SHASHIKUMARa2 and BHARAMARAJ BADIGERb3
aKrishi Vigyan Kendra BIRDS Campus, Tukkanatti – 591 224 Taluq - Gokak, Dist. Belgaum (Karnataka)
bDeptt. of Seed Science & Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad - 580005
Designation : 1SMS*(shweturose@gmail.com), 2Prog. Coordinator, 3Ph.D Scholar
Subject : Seed Science Technology
Paper No. : P-1437
Total Pages : 3
Received : 31 January 2014
Revised accepted : 19 July 2014
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Citation :
SHWETA BIRADAR, S. SHASHIKUMAR and BHARAMARAJ BADIGER. 2014. Impact of introduction of improved finger & foxtail millet production technology in Belgaum district of Karnataka. Green Farming Vol. 5 (4) : 694-696 ; July-August, 2014
ABSTRACT
Millets are now considered as nutritious grains. The Front Line Demonstration was implemented consecutively for three years to demonstrate the improved production technology of two variety millets namely, finger millet genotype GPU - 48 and foxtail millet genotype PS - 4 in the farmers' fields. The data revealed that the grain yields of improved finger millet (GPU -48) and foxtail millet (PS - 4) varieties increased by 38 and 52 per cent and the stover yield increased by 36 and 84 per cent, respectively. The technology subsequently spread from beneficiary farmer to other farmers to the range of 75 to 502 farmers by each of the beneficiary. The produced grain was superior in comparison to the local varieties. The socio economic impact and food security of the district can also be changed as the yields can be increased tremendously if majority of the farmers adopt the improved production technology in their fields.
Key words :
Beneficiary, Finger millet, Food security, Foxtail millet, Impact, Production technology.