Abstract:
This study was conducted to find out the adoption of various agro technologies in Maize
production in Chitwan district. The study area was divided into 3 clusters and 60 respondents were
taken from each cluster using a pre-tested questionnaire. The result showed that the adoption level
for various technologies in maize is around 60%, with the A.I. being around 58.60. The average
land holding capacity was around 13 Kattha. The average annual income of Moderate adopters
was found to be highest (Rs.422199.16) while that of higher adopters was found to be lowest
(Rs.339180.78). The average annual expenditure of low adopters was found to be highest
(388574.07) while that of high adopters was found to be lowest (Rs.174607.14). It was revealed
that the average cost of production per Kattha was found to be higher among the high adopters
(Rs.3147.46) followed by moderate adopters (2788.04) and low adopters (2264.75). It was found
that Gross margin of the high adopters was found to be higher (363.00) followed by Moderate
adopters (316.78) and Low adopters (284.68). B:C ratio per Kattha was found 1.12. Irrigation
followed by Disease, Insect and Lack of quality fertilizer were the major problems. Cost effective
technologies should be developed and launched in practice for the overall increase of maize
productivity.
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