Mustard Prosperity: Assessing Economic Realities among KVK Beneficiary and Non-beneficiary Farmers in Samba District of Jammu Division

Background: The study was conducted purposively in Samba district during the year 2020-21 because KVK, Samba has laid maximum number of Frontline Demonstrations (FLDs) under its Cluster Frontline Demonstration Programme during 2019-20.

Methods: A list of 166 mustard growing beneficiaries was collected from KVK Samba. Out of the available list, 60 number of mustard growing beneficiary were selected randomly. Equal numbers of non-beneficiary mustard growing farmers were also selected from the representative/adjoining villages. Total sample size comprised of 120 respondents.

Results: It shows that average seed cost of the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries were 411.66 and 310.83 Rs./ha, the average cost of fungicide of the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries were 291.41 and 171.46 Rs./ha for Albugo occidentalis and Erisiphe cruciferam, average cost of urea of the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries were 614.33 and 574 Rs./ha. The study also shows that total cost of the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries were 311173.67 and 29596.33 Rs./ha. The B:C ratio of the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries were 1.97:1 and 1.34:1, respectively.