Cluster frontline demonstrations of Pulses – A key initiative for national food security

Abstract

India has potential to achieve much higher pulses production. Though our population anddemand for pulses steadily increased, production has more or less remained static. There areseveral constraints in production process which cause decline in production. To stabilize prices inthe long run, it is needed to increase domestic production by eliminating the risks farmersexperience in relation to growing pulses. Cluster frontline demonstration programme is animportant step to popularize pulses cultivation. State Agricultural University, ICAR Institutesand KVK can play pro-active role to demonstrate latest technical know-how to farmers. Thisprogramme has effectively implemented in S.A.S Nagar, Punjab where progressive farmersare trained, fields are regularly monitored and feedback is taken about latest cropmanagement technologies. CFLDs provide a unique opportunity to researchers and extensionpersonnel for understanding the farmer’s resources and requirement to fine tune and/ormodify the technologies for easy adaptability at farmer’s fields.