Author(s):

KC Meena, LK Meena, Manju Meena and BL Dhaka

Abstract: Present study has been conducted to assess the economic impact of Pratap Urd-1 (KPU 07-08) cultivar of urdbean in comparison to existing varieties. Pratap Urd-1 variety was released from Agriculture Research Station, Kota for rainfed conditions of Rajasthan and notified in the year 2013. The greater parts of adopting farmers (53.33%) and non adopting farmers (46.67%) were from middle age group. The most of adopting farmers (48.33%) and non adopting farmers (51.67%) were matriculation level of education. The most of adopting and non-adopting farmers were from other backward class. It was found that the majority of urdbean farmers (51.11%) having medium family size. The majority of adopting farmers (64.17%) were medium size of land holding (2-10 ha) farmers. The maximum households (45.00%) in the non-adopting farmer were from small size of land holding (1.0-2.0 ha). It also observed that the majority of adopting farmers (57.50%) were earned between 2.5 -5.0 lakh, while majority of non-adopting farmers were earned upto2.5 lacs annually. The maximum of adopting farmers (42.50%) belongs to well off category. and non-adopting farmers were from moderate well-off category (53.33%) in household assets. The farming was occupation for the majority of adopting (77.50%) and non-adopting farmers (83.33%). In case of social capital, the extension contact was high (55.00%) in adopting farmers and the majority of non-adopting farmers were from moderate extension contact category (53.33%). The data depicted on higher average gross returns (Rs 41184/ha) were obtained by adopters from pratap urd-1 plots as compared to non-adopters from existing old variety (Rs 36505/ha). The data revealed that the higher average net return (Rs.4679/ha) was obtained by adopting farmers as compared to non-adopting farmers in the agro-climatic zone-v of Rajasthan. The further study depicted that the 34129 quintal urdbean was additional produced and the income of Rs 1897.26 lacs was increased in agro-climatic zone-v (Kota zone) of Rajasthan due to adoption of pratap urd-1 variety of urdbean crop. The characteristic of Pratap urd-1 which scored highest among producers was tolerance to yellow mosaic virus, reported by 89.16% of producers depending on the variety and assigned I^st rank in their choice.

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