Vol. 12, Issue 5 (2023)

Author(s):
Samir Ranjan Dash, Manasi Bhol, Amaraesh Khuntia and Sangram Paramguru

Abstract:
The present study was conducted during 2021-22 in Malkangiri and Korkunda block of Malkangiri district, comprising forty number of farmers from four adopted villages of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Malkangiri, in South Eastern Ghat Zone of Odisha. Conducting front line demonstrations on farmer’s field was to identify potential of variety Kalinga Raj in specific area as well as its impact on economic and social status of the farmers. Most of the farmers in the study area were (55.0%) belonged to medium level of adoption followed by (27.5%) low level of adoption of the recommended cultivation practices of cultivation. Also the farmers were getting very good price in local and peri-urban market and this might be the reason for high adoption of the recommended technologies. The study revealed that socio-economic attributes of the respondents such as education, extension contact, communication material use, land holding size were the pertinent variables exhibiting positive influence towards adoption behavior of the respondents. The result of the demonstration indicated that seed yield of Kalinga Raj was 45.8 q ha-1 with net return of Rs 44730/ per ha with B: C ratio 2.2. The technological and extension gap was 33.68 q ha-1 and 7.47 q ha-1 respectively with technological index 42.36 percent. It has been revealed that by conducting front line demonstration of intervention practices of proven technologies in farmer’s field, yield potential of enhanced to a great extent which has increased farmers income level. Under crop diversification in upland situation in Malkangiri district, cultivation of variety Kalinga Raj should be popularized, since it fits to the existing farming situation for higher productivity with incremental net return.