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shift towards crops like coconut, banana are common. The analysis of economics of
crop cultivation under drip and control has revealed that the drip method of irrigation
has a significant impact on resources saving, cost of cultivation, yield of crops and
farm profitability. The physical water and energy productivity is significantly high
in drip over the flood method of irrigation. The adoption of drip irrigation is signifi-
cantly influenced by experience, farm size, proportion of wider spaced crops and par-
ticipation in nonfarm income activities. Thus, our policy focus may be tilted towards
the promotion of drip irrigation in those regions where scarcity of water and labor is
alarming and where shift towards wider- spaced crops is taking place.
1.6 SUMMARY
Recognizing the importance of drip irrigation, this chapter has addressed the important
issues such as (i) what factors limit/enhance the adoption of drip irrigation systems?
and (ii) what policy action must be taken at different levels to speed up the adoption
of drip irrigation and groundwater development?. The drip method of irrigation has
been found to have a significant impact on resources saving, cost of cultivation, yield
of crops and farm profitability. The adoption of drip irrigation is significantly influ-
enced by experience, farm size, proportion of wider spaced crops and participation in
nonfarm income activities. Hence, the policy should be focused on promotion of drip
irrigation in those regions where scarcity of water and labor is alarming and where
shift towards wider-spaced crops is taking place.
KEYWORDS
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Adoption
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Drip Irrigation
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Double-difference method
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Economics
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Factors influencing adoption
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India
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Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, INCID
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Kenya
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Micro irrigation
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Non-adopters
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Rs, Indian rupee = US$ 0.0167
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Tamil Nadu
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Wider-spaced crops
REFERENCES
1. Cuykendall, C. H., White, G. B., Shaffer, B. E., Lakso, A. N., Dunst, R. M. (1999).
Economics
of Drip Irrigation For Juice Grape Vineyards In New York State Department of Agricultural,
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