THE QUEST OF DHANUKA AGRITECH LTD. TO INCREASE PROFITABILITY OF FARMERS BY NARROWING TECHNOLOGY GAP & AUGMENTING PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF SOYBEAN INMADHYA PRADESH

摘要

Soybean cultivation in India has unambiguously revolutionized rural economy and socioeconomic status of soybean farmers in India in general and in Madhya Pradesh in particular.Today, soybean has occupied important place in agricultural, edible oil andnational economy of India. However, the productivity and production potential of soybean in the country is yet to be fully harnessed. Prime reasons for low productivity of soybean 965.2 kg/ha in India, compared to 1812.8 kg/ha in China, 3213.4 kg/ha inU.S.A., 2865.9 kg/ha in Brazil and 2773.5 kg/ha in Argentina (Fig. 1) has been 'Technology Gap' - the lack of adoption of appropriate technology of soybean cultivation and plant protection in farmer's fields.