Estimation of gap and economic analysis of cluster frontline demonstrations on mustard crop

The level of acceptance of advanced agricultural technology in the innovation diffusion process is the most important element for encouraging a gain in agricultural production. The goal of the current study was to compare the yield disparities between the farmers' practices and the improved package of practices of rapeseed mustard under Cluster Font Line Demonstrations (CFLD) on mustard crop by KVK Fatimabad during rabi 2022–2023 season. The results revealed that the yield of mustard grown in demonstration plots was much higher than that of check plots (farmer's practice). Overall, the output of demonstration plots was 17.49% higher than that of check plots. The 3.03 q ha-1 average extension gap brought attention to the need for farmers to receive education through a range of extension approaches in order to adopt improved agricultural technology. An average technology index was 22.54% across three clusters. The economic feasibility of the intervention was shown by a Good B: C ratio. The aforementioned information suggests that mustard crop productivity may be increased through cluster demonstrations, which encourage farmers to use the types of scientific production methods that were exhibited in the CFLD plots.