Increasing the Productivity and Profitability of Pusa Jawahar Hybrid Maize-1 (PJHM-1) among the Tribal Farmers through Frontline Demonstrations

The purpose of these Front Line Demonstration’s (FLD) was to know the yield gaps, technology gap, extension gap and the technology index by collecting of front line demonstration’s and farmers field yields data and to find out the reasons for low yield and specific constraints with the small farmers. Based on the study it was observed that in FLDs, Pusa Jawahar Hybrid Maize-1 recorded average grain yield (63.16 q/ha) and an increase in grain yield to the tune of 50% was observed over farmers practice. Relatively, increase in Total returns, Net profit and C:B ratio was observed over local variety. High technology gap (3.17) and extension gap (21.14) was observed as compared to farmers practices.