Factors affecting and farmers’ perception of the adoption of water-saving irrigation technologies in semi-arid states in India

Mohan, Geetha, Mishra, Ranjeeta, Fukushi, Kensuke, Rimba, Andi B., Avtar, Ram, Lakshmi, N.P., Chapagain,Saroj and I.M. Sudarma, "Factors affecting and farmers’ perception of the adoption of water-saving irrigation technologies in semi-arid states in India" Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing, the XIV Annual Conference of Knowledge Forum on 'Technology and Employment', Madras, 2019/10/11-13.

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    Author Mohan, Geetha
    Mishra, Ranjeeta
    Fukushi, Kensuke
    Rimba, Andi B.
    Avtar, Ram
    Lakshmi, N.P.
    Chapagain,Saroj
    I.M. Sudarma
    Title Factors affecting and farmers’ perception of the adoption of water-saving irrigation technologies in semi-arid states in India
    Publication Date 2019-10
    Place of Publication Madras
    Publisher Indian Institute of Technology Madras
    Pages 143, CXLIII
    Title of Event Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing, the XIV Annual Conference of Knowledge Forum on 'Technology and Employment'
    Date of Event 2019/10/11-13
    Place of Event Madras
    Language eng
    Abstract Water deficiency poses a severe threat to food security, and it creates an uncertainty that has to be overwhelmed in the process of socio-economic development of India. Therefore, it is needed to adopt water-saving irrigation technologies to avoid water scarcity in the future. This study explores the determinants influencing the adoption of water-saving irrigation technologies including drip and sprinklers is estimated using a probit model and data from India Human Development Survey-II, 2011-12, a selected sample of 2912 households in semiarid states of India. The results exhibit that the factors of farmers' income, size of landholding, Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and education were statistically significant and positive impact with the adoption of drip and sprinkler irrigation technologies. Besides, the outcomes indicate that the efficiency of water use is considerably higher under these water-saving technologies would benefit to reducing the cost of cultivation for large farmers, improving productivity of crops and as well as the socio-economic conditions of the farmers compare with non-adoption farmers. Lastly, the study concludes that these water-saving irrigation technologies must be expanded to other regions to elucidate the advantages of these irrigation technologies through proper extension services, so that they can be get higher crop productivity using limited resources of water and also economically benefit.
    Copyright Holder The Authors
    Copyright Year 2019
    Copyright type Creative commons
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