ISSN : 0975-3710
EISSN : 0975-9107
V. JALIKATTI1*, R. PODDAR2
1Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580 005, Karnataka, India
2Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580 005, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : vinayak5255@gmail.com
Received : 04-01-2020 Accepted : 27-01-2020 Published : 30-01-2020
Volume : 12 Issue : 2 Pages : 9442 - 9444
Int J Agr Sci 12.2 (2020):9442-9444
Keywords : Crop productivity, Canal command area
Academic Editor : Yasir Afzal Beigh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580 005, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
The area and production have been reported based on the study of Almatti left bank canal, Bhadra left bank canal and Vishwesvarayya left bank canal command areas of the Karnataka state. Multi stage random sampling method was used to select the farmers. The major crops grown in Almatti Canal Command area are sugarcane, rabi sorghum, red gram, ground nut, cotton and sunflower while paddy, sugarcane, finger millet, banana, arecanut and coconut are the major crops in Bhadra command area. Similarly, in Vishwesvarayya command area, paddy, sugarcane, finger millet and coconut crops occupy major area in the total irrigated area. It is observed from the study that, the farmers in the canal command areas have violated the recommended cropping pattern and hence, the productivity of crops like sorghum, finger millet, sunflower, groundnut, is less in the head region where water availability is more. Whereas the productivity of more water intensive crops like sugarcane, paddy, arecanut, etc. is more in head region than tail region.
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