ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF KUTHANAGERE MICRO-WATERSHED IN KARNATAKA
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1998-12-16, 1998-12-16
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE
Abstract
Land degradation has been the bane of ralnfed agriculture, in India. An
integrated area approach to land development on watershed basis has been initiated in
the country to tackle dryland problems with Karnataka taking the lead.
This study is an attempt at the economic evaluation of watershed development.
The Kuthanagere micro-watershed with a total dryland area of 196.1 ha developed
during 1993-94 by Kalyanakere-Mavathurkere watershed development project,
Bangalore (Rural) district was purposively selected for the study.
The primary data were collected for the crop year 1996-97 from all 59 farmers in
the micro-catchment. A similar number of farmers from non-watershed area was also'
selected for comparison.
Watershed development had brought about an apreciable change in landuse
pattern by introducing land capability based alternative systems like silvi-pasture, silvihorti-
pasture, horti-pasture gnd agri-horti that lay greater emphasis on tree
components. A change could also be noticed in the cropping pattern with redgram
being popularised as inter-crop with ragi and groundnut.The yield of major crops were higher by 35 to 40 per cent and net returns by 60
to 133 per cent in watershed area Indicating complementarity. Watershed
development programme had resulted in the generatjpn of additional direct and
indirect employment.
Watershed development proved to be an economically viable proposition
yielding 25 per cent Internal Rate of Return and Net Present worth of Rs. 19,000 per
ha. Agro-forestry, agri-horti and hortipasture systems wise found to yield higher returns
than other landuse systems.
Better involvement of benefitiaries in planning, implementation, choice of
perenial species and post-project maintainance goes a long way in strengthening and
sustaining the watershed development programme.
Land degradation has been the bane of ralnfed agriculture, in India. An integrated area approach to land development on watershed basis has been initiated in the country to tackle dryland problems with Karnataka taking the lead. This study is an attempt at the economic evaluation of watershed development. The Kuthanagere micro-watershed with a total dryland area of 196.1 ha developed during 1993-94 by Kalyanakere-Mavathurkere watershed development project, Bangalore (Rural) district was purposively selected for the study. The primary data were collected for the crop year 1996-97 from all 59 farmers in the micro-catchment. A similar number of farmers from non-watershed area was also' selected for comparison. Watershed development had brought about an apreciable change in landuse pattern by introducing land capability based alternative systems like silvi-pasture, silvihorti- pasture, horti-pasture gnd agri-horti that lay greater emphasis on tree components. A change could also be noticed in the cropping pattern with redgram being popularised as inter-crop with ragi and groundnut.The yield of major crops were higher by 35 to 40 per cent and net returns by 60 to 133 per cent in watershed area Indicating complementarity. Watershed development programme had resulted in the generatjpn of additional direct and indirect employment. Watershed development proved to be an economically viable proposition yielding 25 per cent Internal Rate of Return and Net Present worth of Rs. 19,000 per ha. Agro-forestry, agri-horti and hortipasture systems wise found to yield higher returns than other landuse systems. Better involvement of benefitiaries in planning, implementation, choice of perenial species and post-project maintainance goes a long way in strengthening and sustaining the watershed development programme.
Land degradation has been the bane of ralnfed agriculture, in India. An integrated area approach to land development on watershed basis has been initiated in the country to tackle dryland problems with Karnataka taking the lead. This study is an attempt at the economic evaluation of watershed development. The Kuthanagere micro-watershed with a total dryland area of 196.1 ha developed during 1993-94 by Kalyanakere-Mavathurkere watershed development project, Bangalore (Rural) district was purposively selected for the study. The primary data were collected for the crop year 1996-97 from all 59 farmers in the micro-catchment. A similar number of farmers from non-watershed area was also' selected for comparison. Watershed development had brought about an apreciable change in landuse pattern by introducing land capability based alternative systems like silvi-pasture, silvihorti- pasture, horti-pasture gnd agri-horti that lay greater emphasis on tree components. A change could also be noticed in the cropping pattern with redgram being popularised as inter-crop with ragi and groundnut.The yield of major crops were higher by 35 to 40 per cent and net returns by 60 to 133 per cent in watershed area Indicating complementarity. Watershed development programme had resulted in the generatjpn of additional direct and indirect employment. Watershed development proved to be an economically viable proposition yielding 25 per cent Internal Rate of Return and Net Present worth of Rs. 19,000 per ha. Agro-forestry, agri-horti and hortipasture systems wise found to yield higher returns than other landuse systems. Better involvement of benefitiaries in planning, implementation, choice of perenial species and post-project maintainance goes a long way in strengthening and sustaining the watershed development programme.
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