Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Vaishnavi, Manojkumar Patil and Shriram Kulkarni

Abstract:
The study had analyzed the economics of irrigation methods in micro-watershed areas. In Karnataka, micro-irrigation has received considerable policy focus. In this, Koppal and Raichur district were selected for the study. The partial budgeting technique approach was carried out to focus on the changes in income and expenses that would result from implementing an alternative technology. And micro irrigation is one of the strategies to improve the water use efficiency in micro-watershed areas. The results of the study revealed that the adoption of micro irrigation enhances farmers yield as well as income at farm level. By adopting these methods farmers were profitable for major crops like chilli (₹ 8865.14), sugarcane (₹ 7991.76), in Koppal district and for onion (₹ 3739.56), redgram (₹ 5030.22) in Raichur district. The relatively low spread of micro-irrigation in watersheds with overexploited groundwater needs attention. Overall, there is need to revamp the current micro-irrigation development programmes and capacity building programmes for farmers to create awareness about micro-irrigation technology at farm level.