SUMMARY :The present study was undertaken in Parbhani, Nanded and osmanabad districts of Marathwada region. From these selected districts, two talukas in each district on the basis of earlier establishment of 'agricultural polyclinics' were selected and two 'agricultural polyclinics' from each district were selected on the basis of same principle. From each list of polyclinic beneficiary, 25 respondents were drawn by n th method of random sampling. Thus final sample comprised of 150 respondents. A substantial percentage (58.00 %) of the respondents were of middle aged. As regards education a significant (37.33 %) per cent of the respondents were possessing higher secondary level of education. 33.33 per cent had farming as main occupation, 59.33per cent were having semi medium size of land holding with an annual income of medium category (57.33 %) having medium level of social participation (63.33%) and medium risk orientation (69.33 %). Majority of the respondents (81.34 %) had medium contacts and medium economic motivation (73.34 %). Two top most constraints expressed by the respondents were lack financial support from 'agricultural polyclinic' and not undergoing any training or demonstration of high tech agriculture based on shed net, green house and low cost green house.

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SUMMARY :The present study was undertaken in rainfed area of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. Beed district was selected for the purpose of study as a rainfed area, in which Ambajogai and Kaij tehsil has purposively selected. From Ambajogai tehsil three villages namely Jawalgaon, Ghatnandur, Kumbephal and in Kaij tehsil three villages namely, Borisawargon, Bansarola, Jawalban were selected purposively. Minimum five respondents from each village thus comprising of fifty pigeonpea growing farmers were selected by proportionate random sampling method. The sample predominantly comprised of middle aged (36 to 55 years) (58.00%). As regards of education majority of the respondents (52.00 %) were having graduate and above level education. Large majority (90.00 %) were having farming as main occupation with nearly equal percentage (38.00 % and 34.00 %) were in small and semi medium land holding. 88.00 per cent had medium level of annual income, 86.00 per cent had medium level of social participation and 68.00 per cent had medium contacts. With concern to knowledge and information all respondents (100.00 %) were knew BDN 711 variety. 66.00 per cent were purchased seed from farmers. 60.00 per cent were sown BDN 711 and 2.00 per cent were sown ICPH 2740 on irrigated land whereas 42.00 per cent were sown BDN 711 as rainfed crop in Kharif 2016. large majority (90.00 %) of the respondents were adopted insecticide, followed by 82.00 per cent were used weedicide and 80.00 per cent were used growth regulator for cultivation of pigeonpea. (78.00 %) had medium (13.61 to 40.64 q) level of productivity and 86.00 per cent had medium level (Rs.1744 to Rs. 1147) of expenditure.

Study was undertaken in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state. Ambajogai and Kaij tehsil of Beed district has purposively selected. From Ambajogai tehsil three villages namely Jawalgaon, Ghatnandur, Kumbephal and in Kaij tehsil three villages namely, Borisawargon, Bansarola, Jawalban were selected purposively. Minimum five respondents from each village thus, comprising of fifty pigeonpea growing farmers were selected by proportionate random sampling method. 78.00 per cent of the respondents had medium (13.61 to 40.64 q) level of productivity, 84.00 per cent mentioned yield will be increased if followed the different technologies, 68.00 per cent mentioned drip irrigation system will help to increasing yield level. All of the respondents kept their produce for seed purpose and mentioned BDN 711 is a guaranteed crop due to higher productivity and other characteristics of crop, further it was observed that large majority (80.00 % to 96.00 %) of the respondents felt that BDN 711 variety had no effect of climatic change, intercultural operations are easier due to appropriate growth of plants, resistance for diseases, easier for threshing, suitable for rainfed condition, sustainable in water stress and superior for intercrop. 40.00 per cent of the respondents faced with low knowledge of improved technology and 34.00 per cent of the respondents suggested to provide effective insecticide spraying schedule.

The present study was undertaken in the purposively selected Washi taluka of Osmanabad district is a major Khoa producing area of Marathwada region. Seven villages were randomly selected. Fifty respondents were selected and interviewed with the help of structured schedule. The data were analyzed with the help of frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. It was found that majority of the respondents had medium investment, net profit received and using local agents for selling of khoa production. The average expenditure for 10 kg khoa production was Rs. 1149/-, marketing cost 10 kg Khoa was Rs. 100/-in pune market and Rs. 120/-. in Hyderabad market. More than one third of the respondents had small and medium production unit. Majority of the respondents had medium level of socioeconomic development.