BHUPENDER SINGH*, A. K. GODARA, SATPAL, DALIP KUMAR BISHNOI, SUBE SINGH, PRINCE AND DAVINDER SINGH
Directorate of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004 (Haryana), India Department of G & PB (Forage Section), College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004 (Haryana), India
College of Fisheries Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004 (Haryana), India
Department of Horticulture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004 (Haryana), India
Department of Vegetable Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail: bhupi_hau.ac.in)
(Received : 6 June 2025; Accepted : 24 June 2025)
SUMMARY
Frontline Demonstrations (FLDs) are systematic, long-term educational activities where agricultural scientists showcase new technologies on farmers’ fields, fostering direct interaction and feedback between researchers and farmers. In this context, FLDs were conducted over four consecutive years (2020-21 to 2023-24) to assess the performance of the oat variety HJ 8. The study revealed that demonstrated plots resulted in oat average fodder yield of 543 q per ha, marking a significant increase (34.07%) over the local variety (405 q/ha). The average technological and extension gap were recorded at 138 and 107 q per ha with technological index of 16.46 per cent. Consequently, the average gross returns (Rs. 111275 per ha) and net returns was higher in demonstrated plots than in plots using farmers’ practice recording Rs. 83030 and Rs. 40011 per ha, respectively. Additionally, average B:C ratio was also notably higher (2.45:1) in demonstrated plots than farmers’ practice (1.93:1). These findings underscore the importance of promoting such advanced varieties to enhance farmer income and agricultural productivity.
Key words: Oat, frontline demonstration, technology gap, extension gap, technological index