17 A. Preety G. S. Makkar Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JAPS 20242024/05/31 34 3 681-688 1018-7081 NA <p>The&nbsp;<span lang="EN-IN">present investigations were undertaken to assess the effectiveness of demonstrated technology of sesame cultivation at farmers&rsquo; fields for their awareness with the objective of narrowing yield gaps&nbsp;</span>in sesame crop in the rain fed areas of Punjab, India.&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB">A total of seventy-five Cluster Frontline Demonstrations (</span>CFLDs)&nbsp;<span lang="EN-IN">were conducted on improved farm technology of sesame, in which the full package of agronomic practices for its cultivation were used with special focus on improved cultivars and Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which are major constraints in sesame production</span>.&nbsp;<span lang="EN-GB">The performance of the technology demonstrated under the CFLDs was compared with that of the traditional farmers&rsquo; practice</span>. The yield enhancement, technological gap and extension yield gaps along with the economic analysis were studied for the three years during Kharif 2017-18 to Kharif 2019-2020. The average technology gap, extension yield gap and technology index of 1.43 quintal per hectare (q/ha), 1.54 q/ha and 20.4%, respectively, were recorded. The improved farm technology package demonstrated showed significant enhancement in the profitability of oilseeds in terms of gross returns and net returns besides additional returns (Rs. 9098&ndash;15215/- per ha) and incremental benefit-cost ratio (3.54&ndash;4.40). The demonstrated farm technology was found to have huge potential to enhance sesame productivity and profitability, thereby enabling farmers to earn better livelihood under normal and collateral farming situations.</p> Frontline demonstrations, Economics, Sesame, Extension gap, Productivity, Technology index Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=AG-21-0164`