Techno-economic consequences implicit through adoption of drip irrigation system.
Desai C. P., Patel M. R., Patel A. A., Trivedi J. C.
Author Affiliation: Directorate of Extension Education, Gujarat Agricultural University, Ahmedabad, India.
Gujarat Agricultural University Research Journal 26 : 47-51
Abstract : The present study was conducted, in six talukas of Junagadh district, Gujarat, India, to analyse the constraints faced by mango orchard growers in adoption of drip irrigation system. The data collected from the respondents by arranging personal interview with randomly selected 175 mango orchard growers of the twenty-four selected villages with the help of interview schedule. The results of the research revealed the most important economic constraints faced by mango orchard growers in adoption of drip irrigation. It is also reflected that the adoption of drip irrigation system had resulted in many changes. The system had contributed for a significant increase in area under fruit crops. Cropping intensity and cropping pattern had been changed in the farmers' fields with the inclusion of several fruit and commercial crops. Farm machinery/farm implements and household possession had also been increased and many farmers had diverted their cropped area to orchards. The savings and investment, standard of living and self-sufficiency of majority of respondents had been increased as a result of adoption of drip irrigation system.