Enhancement of farmers profitabity through front line demonstrations on rabi castor in Nagarkurnool districts of Southern Telanagana Zone

Abstract

Castor is a one of the major oilseed crop in rainfed conditions but due to gray mold disease, farmers are shifted to other crops. To promote castor in rabi season front line demonstrations were conducted at different locations like Kummera, Gummakonda, Nandivaddeman villages of Nagarkurnool district by AICRP on castor, RARS, Palem to promote castor in rabi season with integrated crop management practices. The increase in mean seed yield 18 % with increasing higher seed yield of every individual year of 2018 to 2020 and additional net returns Rs. 22001 ha-1 were recorded with improved production technologies compared to farmers practice.