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Subject: Agricultural Economics × Author: Abraha, Zenebe × Start date: 1961 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IRRIGATION ON CROP PRODUCTION IN MALAPRABHA COMMAND AREA : A TEMPORAL ANALYSIS
    (University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2000) Abraha, Zenebe; Kunnal, I B
    "The present study aims at evaluating the economic impact of irrigation on crop production at two points of time and in different locations of the canal command of Malaprabha Irrigation Project in Karnataka. The results of the study are compared with those found by Koppad for the agriculture 3-ear 1991-92. The data were collected for the agriculture year 1998-99 through sunxy method from 120 farmers, 40 each from head, mid and tail reaches. The techniques of tabular analysis concordance coefficient test and functional analyses were employed for analysis of the data. The overall growth rate of irrigated area under maize, wheat and chickpea turned out to be significant in all the four taluks (except for wheat in Hubli) ranging from 7.82 to 46.6 per cent. The growth of irrigated area under cotton had declined over the years but growth of total area under the crop was positive. There was no significant shift in the cropping pattern during the two periods and the overall period as indicated by the values of the coefficient of concordance. The overall cropping intensit\--II declined from 172.36 per cent in 199-92 to 137.83 per cent in 1998-99. The gap was wider in the mid and tail reaches. It was observed that in all the locations of the canal command there was decline in yield between the two years. The overall benefit-cost ratios, during 1991-92, for cotton (2.65) and maize-wheat (2.06) systems were significantly higher than those during 1998-99 (1.40 and 1.48, respectively). Resources such as land, seed, fertilizers and manures were used less efficiently during 1998-99 compared to 1991-92. The results for technical efficiency showed that there existed a scope to expand production if farmers could efficiently utilize their available resources with the given technolog\'. Inadequate water availability was the major problem faced by the farmers especially at the tail reach."