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Farmers’ Field School Approach with Special Reference to Zero Tillage Method of Potato Cultivation


Nayan Jyoti Hazarika
Pages: 103-116
ISBN: 978-93-5834-767-8


Advances in Potato Cultivation (Volume -1)

Advances in Potato Cultivation
(Volume - 1)

Abstract

Transfer of Production Technology is the first step towards adoption of Improved Technologies by the farmers. Field demonstration & Farmers’ Field School (FFS) are important Extension Tools of Technologies to the farmers in a Participator mode. Farmers have been producing crops since ages by inheriting the Production Technologies from their ancestors. Research scientists are also endeavoring to develop new technologies to increase the Production & Productivity of various crops at the Farm level. However, it has been observed that the recent Production Technology developed by the Research Scientist does not percolate down to the farmers especially small & marginal farmers which constitute a major part of farming community. It has also been observed that there are number of reasons for non-adoption of the Production Technology & important being the farmers are not aware of the technology, technology is not within their reach, technology does not suit to their farming community. Farmers’ Field School (FFS) is such a Platform which brings farmers, extension workers & the expert at one platform and provide an opportunity to have a direct interface among themselves so that the minor details of the technology can be explained and the Production Technology can be fine-tuned in incorporating location specific indigenous knowledge possessed & practiced by the farmers. Farmers’ Field School is a Participator approach to disseminate and fine tune the Production Technology in such a way that adoption rate become high. Fine tuning of Production Technology based on the location specific condition & resources available with the farmers enhances the adoption rate. The FFS approach is a direct response to the needs of the farmers. Unlike other extension tools FFS is a season long two way communication between the farmers & the facilitators who may be an Extension Worker/research worker. Crop intensification, minimum inputs & maximum outputs are the new requirement in Agriculture today. To cope up with the sharp rise in population & limiting farm land as well as to increase farm income, there is an immediate need to increase the present cropping intensity. Such can be achieved when the long duration rice fallow are proficiently brought under intensive cultivation. Zero Tillage Technology is done without land preparation after harvesting of Sali Paddy. Hence, the cost of cultivation is less than the normal Potato cultivation which in turn helps the farmers to get a better chance.

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