IMPACT OF MICROIRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY ON PRODUCTIVITY AND INCOME OF POTATO GROWERS

K.V. MASHALIYA¹*, S.G. RATHAVA², P.H. PATEL³, R.R. PRAJAPATI⁴, K.M. JOSHI^5
1Department of Agricultural Extension & Communication, CP College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385506, Gujarat, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension & Communication, CP College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385506, Gujarat, India
³Department of Extension Education, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
⁴College of Agriculture, Tharad, 385575, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385506, Gujarat, India
⁵Senior Scientist and Head, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Deesa, 385535, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385506, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : kishanmashaliya01@gmail.com

Received : 05-05-2022     Accepted : 28-05-2022     Published : 30-05-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 5       Pages : 11361 - 11364
Int J Agr Sci 14.5 (2022):11361-11364

Keywords : Impact, Micro irrigation, Potato Growers
Academic Editor : Adwait Prakash Bowlekar, Sabita Mishra
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Extension & Communication, CP College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, 385506, Gujarat, India and Department of Extension Education, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The research was carried out in Banaskantha district of Gujarat state in 2019. The multistage sampling technique was used for selection of taluka, villages and potato growers. A Deesa, Palanpur and Dantiwada were purposively selected from Banaskantha district on the basis of largest potato crop cultivation area. Five villages were selected from each certain taluka on the basis of highest availability of potato growers. Thus, total 15 villages having highest number of potato growers were selected. A list of farmers who have adopted micro irrigation technology on their field was obtained from taluka panchayat office. Ten potato growers from each village were selected by using random sampling techniques making a sample of 150 potato growers. The result consisted of the changes that occurred after adoption of micro irrigation technology viz., change in self-sufficiency, change in social status, saving in water, saving fertilizer cost, saving plant protection cost, weed control expenses, saving in labour cost, saving energy cost, increase in crop production, improving quality of produce and early maturity of crop. It was found that more than half of the potato growers (60.00 per cent) were having medium level of overall impact, followed by 22.67 per cent and 17.33 per cent of them had high and low level of overall impact, respectively

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