ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR RAINFED AREA IN BIDAR DISTRICT
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2000
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
Abstract
"The dtyland area occupies prime position indian agriculture as it
contributes about 44 per cent of food busket by occupying 67 per cent of
arable (143 million ha.) land. However, soil erosion, land degradation and
deterioration are threatening the sustainabilits' of agriculture for which
development of land on watershed approach is most ideal. National
Watershed Development Programme for Rainfed Area (NWDPRA) is one of
the such programmes for development of dryland agriculture in the countn.',
and one-of it is implemented in Bidar district, Karnataka since 1993-94. For
evaluation of watershed programme, Aliamber village which covers the entire
watershed area and Janawada village (non-treated area ) with sample
farmers of 40 each were randomly selected. The Cobb-Douglas tA-pe of
production function and decomposition analysis were employed to findoui
contribution of watershed treatment over non- watershed area. The project
evaluation technique was used to test the viability of investment m
watershed development.
The watershed development had brought the changes in land use
pattern with the total cultivation area in watershed area (74.20''o)being
higher than that of non-watershed area (58.57%). The cropping intensit\
was also higher (137.88°b) in watershed area, compared to non-watershed
(117.28%) area. The input use, cost incurred and returns obtained m all
the crops under watershed area were higher than those of non-watershed
area. The total human labour employment generated in watershed area
(7460.60 man days) was also found to be higher (72.7l""o) than that of nonwatershed
area (4319.72 man days). The investment in watershed
deveopment proved to be economically viable with the favourable net present
worth (Rs. 13,03,439), benefit cost ratio (3.03), internal rate of return |84""o)
and pay back period (2 years) for the watershed area as a whole,"
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