Evaluation of Promising Cultivars in Major Chickpea Cultivating Districts of Haryana State

Background: Chickpea is one of the most important pulse crops grown in India. It is the cheapest source of protein and is an inseparable part of daily diets of every Indian. Chickpea seeds are used for food and feed purposes, not only for excellent nutritional value but also for rich bioactive compound contents, such as phenolics and flavonoids. It also plays an important role in sustainable agriculture by enriching soil through biological nitrogen fixation. Methods: This study was conducted during the year 2021-22 and 2022-23 at College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana to evaluate the economic performance of promising cultivars of chickpea using the data from 90 sampled farmers. Purposive multistage sampling technique was used for collection of data. Technical and economic assessment of the technology was done using parameters like Benefit-Cost Ratio; additional net return, incremental benefit-cost ratio and yield gap analysis. Result: The results showed that cultivation of new varieties of chickpea yielded higher returns to the farmer with ANR of Rs.11129 ha-1 and IBCR of 3.20 at overall level. Farmers should be motivated for cultivation of pulses in Haryana by incentivizing on the purchase of farm inputs and making procurement arrangement at MSP.