National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
A study was conducted at Madurai district of Tamil Nadu. Eighteen On Farm Demonstrations, six each in sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, Pearl millet, Pennisetum glaucum and Maize, Zea mays on improved technologies and varieties/hybrids under GOI -DST SCHEME. Techno Economic Empowerment of Dry Land Farmwomen for Livelihood Security under millet based ecosystem. A total of 280 beneficiaries were selected from three blocks viz., Sedapatti, Kallupatti and Thirumangalam of Madurai district during 2014-2017. Impact was assessed by conducting survey with 280 beneficiaries before and after implementation of the project. The results revealed that the adoption of improved technologies have resulted in 30-50 per cent increased yield irrespective of various millets. Majority of farmwomen had expressed that the grains of TNAU-COH 6 M hybrid had fetched higher price due to its bold size and golden colour. Popularization of agricultural technologies through various extension methods like, on farm demonstrations, trainings, exhibitions, awareness campaigns had resulted substantial increase in adoption of improved millet varieties/ hybrids and improved technologies among farm women in the millets growing areas.
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