A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF WATER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOLLOWED BY THE FARMERS IN UPPER KRISHNA COMMAND AREA OF KARNATAKA
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2023-12-29
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The present study was conducted during the year 2018-20 in Upper Krishna command
area by selecting Vijayapura, Yadgir and Raichur districts. The purposive sampling technique
had used and selected 240 samples from selected three districts. The major findings of the
study revealed that, more than two fifth (55.41 %) of the farmers had more favorable attitude
towards water management practices. Overall knowledge of the farmers about selected water
management practices in command area, 51.67 per cent of the farmers had high knowledge
level about water management practices. The overall adoption of selected water management
practices by the farmers in command area, two fifth (40.00 %) of the farmers had belonged to
medium category of adoption. The impact of irrigation on the selected variables in command
area, 318.67 per cent change in average income of the farmers. The per cent change in
average irrigated land and average fertilizer application was 140.57 and 144.78, respectively.
The impact of irrigation on cropping pattern, in case of kharif crops, 11.45 per cent increase
in red gram growers and per cent increase in number of growers of paddy, cotton and maize
was 163.64, 108.54 and 61.36, respectively. The post-harvest activities practiced by cotton
growing farmers in command area cent per cent of the farmers were used polythene bags for
storage. The Farmers empowerment initiation undertaken in command area, cent per cent of
the farmers responded that, there were formed the Water Users Associations (WUAs) and
provided trainings. In paddy cultivation, the returns per rupee of investment was 1.21. In case
of cotton cultivation, the returns per rupee of investment was 1.43. With respect to chilli
cultivation, the returns per rupee of investment was 2.33.