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▪ Soyabean has become a cash crop with demand for grains more than the supply.▪ Unfortunately, farmers are unable to utilize this opportunity to increase their incomes as the grain yields are low (about 870 kg/ha or 350 kg/acre or less).▪ The goal of every soyabean farmer is to increase grain yield for increased income.

▪ Farmers can increase their yield up to 2,000 kg/ha or 800 kg/acre (= eight 100 kg bags/acre) or more–note that the potential yield is 2,800 kg/ha (1,100 kg/acre).▪ It becomes demoralizing for farmers when they are unable to achieve such goals.▪ Some farmers only plant the soyabean and do not do anything else in terms of applying improved inputs or management, and still expect to achieve higher yields.