Seed Replacement Ratio in Different Selected Crops of NFSM Tribal Beneficiaries’ Farmers in Northern Hills of Chhattisgarh India

The present study was undertaken in four districts of Northern hills Agro-climatic zone of Chhattisgarh, India to know the seed replacement ratio of different selected crops.The seed replacement ratio of National Food Security Mission (NFSM) beneficiary respondents is comparatively higher than the non-beneficiary respondents in all selected crops of the study area.It means that NFSM has positive and significant impact on beneficiary farmers with regards to use of improved quality seeds from various interventions introduced during the programme.Nearly half of respondents obtained sometimes timely availability of inputs may be because most of the study area is hilly and remote area where transportation or other facilities are not so good therefore all inputs are not available at the proper time.In order to know the seed replacement ratio of respondents, five major crops (rice, maize, wheat, arhar, urd) has been identified based on maximum seed replacement in selected crops in the study area.