Evaluation Study of the High Yielding Varieties Programme Kharif - 1967 Second Report

Abstract

While presenting the first report on the evaluation study of the High Yielding Varieties Programme for kharif,’67 in March, 1968, it was indicated that a second report on the basis of data collected during the third and final round of field visits would be brought out. Accordingly this report discusses among other things, the costs and returns of participant farmers. An attempt has also been made to analyse the extent of adoption of recommended practices in a ’package’ form. Our observations of the first report on some of the organisational problems relating to input supplies, such as fertilisers and pesticides, are supplemented on the basis of additional field information. Besides, two other related aspects of the programme viz.( 1) availability of trained extension personnel and the extent of their field supervision in programme areas and (2) the role played by the Registered growers in the multiplication of seeds are also dealt with. Both the reports should be read together in order to get an overall view of the performance of the kharif programme.