The rice (Oryza sativa) covers largest area in total grain production in Narmada district of Gujarat. One of the major constraints of low productivity of rice is lack of newly generated technology among farmers. A total of 54 front line demonstrations were conducted during 2012 to 2013 on area of 9.0 ha with the active participation of farmers with the objective to demonstrate the latest variety technology of rice production. The percentage increase in the yield over local check was 20.4 with higher gross return of 41805 Rs./ha, net return of 29359 Rs./ha and benefit cost ratio 3.4 as compared to local check (34752 Rs./ha, 22755 Rs./ha and benefit cost ratio 2.9, respectively).

SUMMARY :The rice covers largest area in total grain production in Narmada district of Gujarat. One of the major constraints of low productivity of rice is lack of technical knowhow of newly generated technology among farmers. The present study named dissemination of improved production technologies of rice in Narmada district of Gujarat through front line demonstrations (FLD) and its impact assessment. A total of 34 front line demonstrations were conducted during 2012 to 2013 on area of 7.8 ha with the active participation of farmers with the objective to demonstrate the latest technology of rice production. The percentage increase in the yield over local check was 20.5 with higher gross return of 15528 Rs./ha, net return of 5652 Rs./ha and benefit cost ratio 1.6 as compared to local check (12882 Rs./ha, 3851 Rs./ha and benefit cost ratio 1.4, respectively). By conduction of frontline demonstrations on farmer's field there was significant increase in knowledge level of the farmers and majority of farmer's showed high level of satisfaction about demonstrated technologies.

SUMMARY :The study was carried out during Kharif season of 2012 and 2013 in ten villages of Narmada district. In all 27 demonstrations on soybean crop were carried out in area of 10 ha with the active participation of farmers with the objective to demonstrate the latest technology of soybean production with suitable variety 'JS-335'. The results revealed that FLD recorded higher yield as compared to farmers practice over the years of study. The improved technology recorded average yield of 1666 kg/ha which was 17.8 per cent higher than that obtained with farmers practice of 1415 kg/ha. In spite of increase in yield of soybean, technological gap, extension gap and technology index existed which was 134, 251 kg/ha and 7.4 per cent, respectively. The improved technology gave higher gross return of 51614 Rs./ha, net return of 39386 Rs./ha with benefit cost ratio 4.2 as compared to local check (43846 Rs./ha, 31618 Rs./ha and benefit cost ratio 3.6, respectively).

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