Promotion of fenugreek organic farming through front-line demonstrations in Sikar district of Rajasthan
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N. Chaudhary
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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Y.K. Sharma
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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G. Lal
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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R.D. Meena
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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N.K. Meena
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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R.S. Meena
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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Shiv Lal
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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S.S. Meena
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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M.D. Meena
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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Chetan Kumar Jangir
ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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Organic farming, fenugreek, demonstration, sikar, MIDHAbstract
A field study for promotion of fenugreek organic farming through front-line
demonstrations (FLDs) was conducted in Sikar district of Rajasthan during
2019-20 to 2021-22 (3 years) under Mission for Integrated Development of
Horticulture (MIDH) scheme by the ICAR-National Research Centre on
Seed Spices, Ajmer. A total 29 farmers of 11 villages of Sikar were
identified to carry out the study. All 29 farmers were supplied improved
variety of fenugreek along with organic input viz. Trichoderma, FYM and
botanicals/neem oil. After harvesting and threshing of fenugreek every
year, yield data was recorded from each farmer fields. As per comparison
of yield data between FLDs of organic farming and farmers/traditional
practice it was reported that the mean yield of FLDs of organic farming of
fenugreek was 6.25, 7.41 and 18.94% higher in comparison to
farmers/traditional practice during 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22
respectively. Farmers were satisfied with yield and visual quality of
fenugreek seed harvested under organic farming and willing to continue
organic farming in fenugreek. Therefore, organic farming in fenugreek
could be widely promoted in Sikar district of Rajasthan to achieve
sustainable development goals.
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