Studies of Farmer Participatory on Machine Transplanting of Rice
P. Spandana Bhatt. P. *
Institute of Rice Research, PJTS Agricultural University, Telangana, India.
P. Raghu Rami Reddy
Institute of Rice Research, PJTS Agricultural University, Telangana, India and PJTS Agricultural University, Telangana, India.
N. R. G. Varma
Institute of Rice Research, PJTS Agricultural University, Telangana, India.
T. K. Babu
Institute of Rice Research, PJTS Agricultural University, Telangana, India.
Parimal Kumar
Regional agricultural Research Station, PJTS Agricultural University, Telangana, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Front line demonstration on machine transplanting of rice were organised in Telangana state. A total of 20 Front Line demonstrations were organized in 20 ha. Best management practices of Rice production were demonstrated for getting higher net returns in both machine transplanted rice and manual transplanted rice. The demonstrations got yield of 6874 kg/ha. The manual transplanting recorded an average of 6530 kg/ha. Average cost of cultivation, gross returns, net returns and benefit cost ratio of machine transplanted rice was recorded as Rs. 49474/ha, 13090/ha, 81435/ha and 2.7 respectively over the manual transplanting Rs.54138/ha, Rs.124528/ha, Rs.70391 and 2.3. Machine transplanting of rice is the successful technology for reaping higher returns to overcome labour shortage and for timely transplanting.
Keywords: Frontline demonstrations, machine transplanting, rice