Mahato, C.S.Kujur, Nidhi2022-11-172022-11-172021https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810189920ANALYTICAL STUDY ON IRRIGATION PATCH DEVELOPED AREA IN RAMGARH DISTRICT OF JHARKHANDIrrigation is the artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agriculture crops, revegetation of distributed soil in the dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfalls. The solar- powered irrigation system provided by the JSLPS through JOHAR Project called irrigation patch which provide a cost-effective solution to the traditional irrigation method. In Ramgarh district most of the farmers are marginal farmers irrigation patch is a scheme launched by government which constitute 10-15 beneficiaries for one irrigation patch which results all beneficiaries collectively do cultivation and the productivity occurs in very high quantity because one irrigation patch covers 10 acre of land area. The study was conducted at Patratu, Gola and Mandu block of Ramgarh to know the analytical study on irrigation patch developed area in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand. Total 60 respondents were selected 10 respondents each block. The data was collected through field survey and interaction with beneficiaries in structured questionnaire. Based on the survey result, it was found that 100 per cent beneficiaries were female. From the collected data crop calendar were framed and calculated the approximately productivity in kg/ha of the beneficiaries of irrigation patch of crops grown in all three seasons. The comparison of all three blocks were based on the total productivity which results out of three Gola has the higher potential of marketing business. And with crops like tomato and followed by bottle gourd business were great throughout the Ramgarh district in all season. Majority purchase and selling by the respondents of input materials (seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides) and output (farm produce) are from direct market. Majority of the respondents used motor cycle as a means of transport. The study findings reveals that beneficiaries earn money through irrigation patch. From the above discussion it may be concluded that in Ramgarh the maximum area is covered by irrigation patch and among the cultivated crops the maximum area is covered by tomato, bottle gourd and because it is considered as higher producing crops in all three seasons.EnglishThesis