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No full textNot AvailableA study was conducted in the important cotton growing districts Ganganagar and Hanumangarh of
Rajasthan for economic viability of Bt. cotton and non Bt. cotton varieties. A total of 160 farmers comprising
80 Bt. cotton and 80 non-Bt. cotton farmers drawn randomly from 8 villages in the two districts were
included in the study. The results indicated that the number of pesticide sprays has reduced with introduction
of Bt. cotton. Cost on pesticide in case of non-Bt. cotton accounted for about 30 per cent of total cost as
against 7 per cent in case of Bt. cotton. Bt. cotton farmers earned a larger profit Rs. 35372.48 / ha as
compared to non-Bt. cotton farmers Rs. 13398/ha. Highly significant inverse relation of plant protection
with profit showed by the chow test suggests over use of pesticides by farmers. In conventional cotton
verities, plant protection management appropriated around one-third of total cost of cultivation. Reduction
in usage of pesticide and thereby reducing the cost of cultivation has been the avowed target of deployment
of Bt. Cotton. Adopters of Bt. cotton earned an additional income of Rs 21,974 per ha. The higher Benefit
Cost Ratio (2.6:1) for Bt. cotton in comparison to non-Bt. cotton (1.6:1) amply showed that Bt. cotton
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No full textNot AvailableAdoption behaviour of farmers towards small ruminant technologies was studied during June, 2015 with the help of PRA (Participatory Rural Appraisal) techniques in Soda village (Tehsil Malpura, Tonk) in Rajasthan. Matrix ranking technique was used to assess the important technologies of small ruminant rearing as well as major constraints faced by them. Study revealed that all the farmers were adopting vaccination against enterotoxaemia, sheep pox, peste des petits ruminants and foot and mouth disease. Fifty percent of farmers were providing concentrate feed to
ewe during pregnancy and lactation. A few (5.56%) farmers were growing grasses and planting trees (anjan grass, ardu tree and ber bush) for small ruminants. Majority of farmers were rearing Kheri sheep, but were interested in Patanwadi sheep. Seasonal analysis revealed that farmers remained busy with different small ruminant practices throughout the year except in January. Lack of grazing land, local market, proper shed and trough facilities were the common problems faced by farmers.Not Availabl
Impact of institute technologies on farmer’s sheep flocks in semi-arid Rajasthan
No full textNot AvailableA study was carried out to assess the impact of institute technology on production performance of farmers' sheep flock in adopted villages of semi-arid Rajasthan. These villages were covered under Operation Research Project / Transfer of Technology from 1975 to 2017. Baseline survey was carried out before the start of Operation Research Project, average body weights of lambs (1975-76) at birth, 3, 6 and 12-months were 2.52, 09.74, 13.84 and 19.46 kg, respectively which increased by 34.92, 63.14, 60.62 and 50.15% in 2012-17, respectively. On the other hand, average annual greasy fleece weight showed a decline of 33.59% during 2012-17 as compared to 1975-76. Following adoption of planned health programme, the annual mortality in sheep flocks was reduced drastically (4.20% during 2002-07 to 11.80% during 1977-82) as compared to 20.50% in 1975-76. The study showed that adoption of institute technology over the last four decades improved the sheep productivity and reduced the mortality losses in farmers' flocks of semi-arid Rajasthan.ICAR-CSWRI Avikanaga
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No full textNot AvailableParticipatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) study was carried out in village Kantoli located in Malpura tehsil of Tonk district
under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna in semi-arid area of Rajasthan during July 2015. Farmers' behaviour towards sheep
management technologies and economically viability of sheep rearing enterprise were studied in detail. Study revealed
that majority of sheep farmers were adopting vaccinations to protect their sheep from various diseases and they rear
sheeps of Kheri breed, but wanted to adopt sheeps of Patanwadi breed. Matrix ranking technique was used to assess the
important technologies of sheep rearing as perceived by farmers and also constraints faced by them in this occupation. It
was found that majority of farmers were aware of different sheep management technologies. The most needed important
technologies were prevention of abortion in sheep, fodder availability for sheep and development of infrastructures such
as shed and trough for feed & drinking of water as perceived by sheep farmers. The study also revealed that Kikar
(Prosopis juliflora) was very hazardous to sheep. Lack of grazing land, non-availability of drinking water for sheep,
Enterotoxaemia (ET) disease and lack of fodder were other serious constraints faced by sheep farmers of Kantoli village in
sheep rearing. Cost benefit analysis of sheep rearing was computed based on the data given by sheep farmers and revealed
that the sheep rearing is a profitable enterprise. However, by following the sheep rearing technologies, it has the prospect
of becoming a very profitable enterprise.Not Availabl
