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A study on impact of drip irrigation technology on income of vegetable growers in Chhindwara block, district Chhindwara, (M.P.)

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Title A study on impact of drip irrigation technology on income of vegetable growers in Chhindwara block, district Chhindwara, (M.P.)
 
Creator Ojha, Uttam Chand
 
Contributor Singh, Kinjulck C.
 
Subject planting, nitrogen, sowing, jute, yields, developmental stages, spacing, crops, land resources, research methods
EXTENSION EDUCATION
planting, nitrogen, sowing, jute, yields, developmental stages, spacing, crops, land resources, research methods
 
Description The drip irrigation is one of the new devices for the judicious use of water especially in fruit and Vegetable crops. It saves 30-70 percent water than other methods and has water use efficiency (WUE) of about 90-95 per cent (Narayanmoorthy 2010). Vegetable crops require frequent irrigation and wetted soil condition, if they are grown in sandy soil that has low water holding capacity and high infiltration rate. Under these circumstances, drip irrigation is only suitable method than other. By using this method the vegetables can be grown in area where the water is limited. If the irrigation water is saline then drip irrigation method is useful.

This method provides water directly to the root zone therefore crop is escaped from the incidence of weeds and diseases resulting increase in yield automatically. This method is useful for the area where the vegetables are grown on hilly/sloppy places. Among the vegetables, Tomato crop is growing successfully under drip irrigation system and has beneficial effect of it on tomato crop. under subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) system, tomato was the most popular followed by lettuce, peas, sweet corn, melons, potato, cabbage, beans, squash, carrot, onion, broccoli, and asparagus (Singh et al 2010).

Objectives

1. To study the socio-economic and personal characteristics of selected vegetable growers using drip and non-drip irrigation technology.
2. To determine the extent of adoption of drip irrigation technology.

3. To study the impact of drip irrigation technology on production and income of selected vegetable growers.
4. To assess the relationship of independent variables with income of selected vegetable growers.
5. To analyze the constraints faced by selected vegetable growers in adopting drip and non-drip irrigation technology.

Methodology

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T h e p r i m a r y d a t a we r e c o l l e c t e d w i t h t h e h e l p o f p r e - t e s t e d

i n t e r v i e w s c h e d u l e . The collected data was analyzed through the statistical methods viz. frequency, percentage, mean, S.D., t-test, and correlation etc.

1. Socio-economic and personal characteristics of selected vegetable growers using drip and non-drip irrigation technology.

The study revealed that majority of the respondents from both the groups belonged to middle age (36 -55 years).

As regard to education, majority of the drip users (55.00 %) possessed higher secondary and above level of education whereas higher percentage of non -drip users (60.00%) were h aving education up to high school education. It indicates that drip users possessed more formal education than non -drip users.

The findings regarding size of land holdings, majority of both the groups drip and non-drip users owned medium size (2.1 to 4 ha) of land holdings

The findings regarding area under drip irrigation system, majority (42.50%) of the drip users had area up to 1 ha under drip irrigation system.

As regard to farming experience of drip irrigation, higher percentage of drip users (50.00%) were having medium (3 to 4 years) experience of drip system.

The result of present study reveals that the higher percentage of drip users (42.50%) had medium income from all sources whereas higher percentage of non-drip users (52.50%) had low income from all sources.

The findings regarding economic motivation, majority of both the groups drip and non-drip users had high level of economic motivation.

As regard to source of information both the group of drip and non - drip users (57.50%) had medium level of source of information.

Nearly half of the drip users (47.50%) had the medium level of adoption of drip irrigation technology.

The higher percentage of drip users (55.00%) was having medium level of extension contact whereas higher percentage of non -drip users (42.50.00%) was having less contact with extension agencies.

The findings regarding scientific orientation, majority of both the groups drip and non-drip users had medium level of scientific orientat ion.

The majority of drip users (82.50%) and non -drip users (65.00%)

availed credit facilities.

The majority of drip users (62.50%) had received training whereas majority of non-drip users (67.50%) had not received training.

The higher percentage of drip users (60.00%) had medium favorable attitude towards drip irrigation and also non -drip users (50.00%) were having medium favorable attitude towards drip irrigation.

T-value for the variable like, age, size of land holding, and credit facilities availed had non-significant differences between drip and non-drip users and education, annual income from all sources, scientific orientation, attitude towards drip irrigation, production and income had found to be significant at 0.01 probability level and had significant differences while economic motivation, source of information, contact with extension agencies and training received had to be found significant at 0.05 probabality level and had significant differences.

2. Extent of adoption of drip irrigation technology

Nearly half of the drip users (47.50%) had the medium extent of adoption of drip irrigation technology.

3. Impact of drip irrigation technology on production and income of selected vegetable growers

The drip using farmers had got 62.13 per cent more production of tomato crop than the farmers who had used another method of irrigation except drip for irrigating tomato crop.

And the drip using farmers had got 69.41 per cent more income from tomato crop than the farmers who had used another method of irrigation except drip for irrigating tomato crop.

4. Relationship of independent variables with income of selected vegetable growers

Regarding drip users, age had negative and non-significant relationship with income and annual income from all sources, had positive and non- significant relationship with income and education, size of land holdings, economic motivation, source of information, contact with extension agencies, credit facilities availed, scientific orientation, training received and attitude towards drip irrigation system had positive and significant relationship with income of vegetable growers.

Similarly, in case of non-drip users, age, education, annual income from all sources and sources of information had positive and non-significant relationship with their income and size of land holdings, economic motivation, contact with extension agencies, scientific orientation, credit facilities availed, training received and attitude towards drip irrigation system had positive and significant relationship with income.

5. Constraints faced by selected vegetable growers in adopting drip and non-drip irrigation technology

Economic constraints

High rate of wages (87.50% and 72.50%) had perceived as a major constraint by both drip and non-drip user. Higher cost of liquid fertilizers (85.00%) was the major constraints for drip users. Lack of money for purchasing drip unit (57.50% and 75.00%) was another major constraint for both drip and non-drip users and lack of credit facilities (22.50% and
37.50%) was the last major economic constraint for both the group.

Market related constraints

Low market rate (85.00% and 95.00%) was perceived a major constraint by drip and non-drip users. High initial cost of drip unit (75.00% and
90.00%) was the second major constraint. Lack of good quality spare parts (32.50%) was another major constraint for drip users. Lack of dealers of drip unit (17.50% and 30.00%) was last major market related constraint for both drip and non-drip user.

Technical constraints

Clogging of drippers and emitters after some time (87.50%), damaging and cracking of laterals (75.00%) and lack of training about drip system were found to be major constraints for drip farmers.

Lack of knowledge about drip system (30.00%) and lack of training facilities about drip system (17.50%) perceived as a major problems by the non-drip farmers.

Extension related constraints

No availability of information from RHEO (35.00% and 50.00%) were the major constraints for both drip and non-drip users. Another major constraint was no help from agriculture department (30.00% and 45.00%) for both types of farmers.
 
Date 2016-06-22T12:04:10Z
2016-06-22T12:04:10Z
2015
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67692
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher JNKVV