A Comparative Study of Beneficiaries & Non-Beneficiaries on the Pulse Production Economy under Front Line Demonstration Programmes in Kaushambi District of Uttar Pradesh

The present study was conducted in Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh. Total 158 beneficiary and 158 non-beneficiary farmers were selected on the basis of random sampling method from the identified district. The study reveals that pulses can be profitably cultivated in rice fallows in the post rainy season. Farmers" perceptions and literature reviewed both revealed that inclusion of pulses in cereal-based cropping systems increased the yield of subsequent cereal crops and reduce the fertilizer cost too. To enhance the production and profitability of pulses, better quality and high yielding varieties should be available to the farmers. The training about HYV seed of pulses should be given to the small and marginal farmers. Development of appropriate pulse technologies, their effective demonstration and seed sector support as well as IPM/ICM/IDM support system is needed to encourage farmers in Uttar Pradesh to grow pulses to increase their income and improve soil fertility status, and thus enhance the sustainability of the rice-wheat based system.