The main aim of the Front Line Demonstration is to demonstrate the
improved technology in farmer field for showing the importance of improved
practice over farmer practice and make them convince for adopting the improved
practice. The present study was conducted on improved cultivation practices in
ivy gourd for enhancing yield and economics in Tribal villages of West
Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh from 2017-18 to 2019-2020. The two
practices were planned at a time and each demonstration unit covered 0.4ha of
10 farmers at Buttayagudem and Jeelugimilli mandals of West Godavari during
2017-18 to 2019-2020. The present study pointed out that between two practices,
the improved practices recorded more number of fruits per plant (193.23), the
highest fruit length (7.10cm), the highest fruit width (2.36cm), the highest
fruit weight (14.76g), the highest fruit yield per plant (3.10kg) and more
yield per hectare (12.01 t/ha) and concerning economic parameters the improved
technology recorded more net profit (Rs. 88,800), benefit-cost ratio (1.89), marginal
benefit-cost ratio (3.08) and relative economic efficiency (0.88) than farmers
practice. The improved practices include drip, mulch, quality planting
materials, IPM practices etc. shown superior results over the farmer’s
practices and also adopted by the many farmers in their field for getting more
quality yields.