ARTICLE INFO Keywords: Mustard, Adoption, Technology, Production http://doi.org/10.48165/IJEE.2021.57326 Received 11-02-2021; Accepted 16-04-2021 Copyright@ Indian Journal of Extension Education (http://www.iseeindia.org.in/) Indian Journal of Extension Education Vol. 57, No. 3 (July–Septemper), 2021, (109-111) ISSN 0537-1996 (Print) ISSN 2454-552X (Online) Research Note Effectiveness of National Mission on Oilseed and Oil Palm on Adoption of Mustard Crop Interventions Amit Kumar 1 *, L.S. Bareth 2 , J.P. Yadav 3 and Ramdhan Ghaswa 4 1 School of Agricultural Sciences, Raffles University, Neemrana, Rajasthan 2 Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University Bikaner, Rajasthan 3 Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan 4 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh *Corresponding author email id: amitexted2010@gmail.com ABSTRACT National Mission on Oilseed and Oil palm (NMOOP) for oilseeds & oil palm development program in India was started in July 2014. The present study was conducted in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan. Bikaner district has been selected purposely because of Bikaner district has highest production of oilseeds (472026 tones) among all districts of the state. Further, two panchayat samities namely Lunkaransar and Khajuwala were selected based on highest area and production of these crops and NMOOP scheme was also operated in these panchayat samities. Two villages from each selected panchayat samiti were selected randomly where NMOOP activities have been in operations in the year 2014-15. From each village 20 beneficiaries and the equal number of non-beneficiary farmers were selected randomly. The findings revealed that majority of beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers belonged to medium adoption category. It was found that there was a significant difference in level of adoption between beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers about recommended interventions of mustard crop. INTRODUCTION The main occupation of rural Indians is agriculture. About 30 per cent of the national income originates from the agriculture sector. About 75 per cent of its population and 66.67 per cent of the labor force directly or indirectly is dependent on agriculture for livelihood. A large number of important industries like jute, textiles, edible oils, tobacco, sugar, etc. receive the raw materials produced by agriculture sectors. Country needs 25 million tons of edible oils to meet its requirement at current consumption level of 19 kg per person per year. Out of the total requirement, 10.50 million tones is produced domestically from primary (Soybean, Rapeseed & Mustard, Groundnut, Sunflower, Safflower and Niger) and secondary sources (Oil palm, Coconut, Rice Bran, Cotton seeds & Tree Borne Oilseeds) and remaining 60 per cent, is met through import. The oilseed production of the country has been growing impressively. Despite this, there exists a gap between the demand and supply of oilseeds, which has necessitated sizeable quantities of imports. The major challenges in oilseed production is largely rain-fed conditions (70% area), high seed cost (Groundnut and Soybean), small holding with limited resources, low seed replacement rate and low productivity (Ministry of Commerce & Industry, PIB Delhi). National Mission on Oilseed and Oil palm for oilseeds & oil palm development program in India was started in July 2014, for increasing production and productivity of oilseed crops and oil palm through bringing in fallow areas under oilseed crops and diversification of area from low yielding cereals. Increase in production and productivity of vegetable oils sourced from oilseeds and oil palm. It aims to augment the availability of vegetable oils and to reduce the import of edible oils by increasing the production and productivity of oilseeds from average production of 29.79 million tones and productivity of 1122 kg/ha during 12 th plan period