Revolutionizing Roots: Unveiling Farmers’ Perception of Pressurized Irrigation Technologies in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India
Jagdish Chand Dangi
Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Kirti *
Department of Extension Education, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.
Pankaj Kr. Ojha
Department of Agricultural Extension, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, U.P. India.
B.L. Dhaka
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Agriculture University, Kota, India.
Nirmala Meena
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Agriculture University, Kota, India.
Ajay Kumar Sah
Department of Extension Education, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.
Shashikant Divakar
Department of Extension Education, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.
Pankaj Kumar Mondol
Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Water is fundamental for sustaining a quality of life, as well as the economic and social development of human society. Productivity and water management can be achieved by adopting pressurised irrigation systems (PIS). This system has a tremendous scope in Rajasthan, which is already confronting the serious problems of water scarcity. The aim of the study is to conduct An Analysis of pressurised irrigation System adoption among farmers in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India. The pressurised irrigation methods, in which water is carried through a pipe system to a point near the roots where it is consumed. A proportionate number of pressurised irrigation systems users from each selected village was selected randomly. Thus, the total sample size was 380. Empirical data revealed that of the total, 169 (44.49 per cent) of farmers from Jhalawar district fell under the medium adoption level regarding PIS. Farmers of Jhalawar need to be educated and persuaded regarding various techniques. The data was collected by a pre-tested structured interview schedule through the personal interview method. The adoption scores assigned to each respondent were totalled, and mean scores of adoption (x) and standard deviation (SD) were computed. It was evident that the adoption quotient for pressurised irrigation systems, components the use of pressurised irrigation systems on the field (87.10) was highest and was the topmost component that was adopted by the majority of respondents. Irrigation scheduling (49.07), treatment for root intrusion (34.21), application of fertilizer through pressurized irrigation systems (18.28) chloride treatment (for removal of algae, slime etc.) (14.47), application of plant protection chemicals through pressurized irrigation systems (12.10) and use hydrochloric acid / sulphuric acid for cleaning the pressurized irrigation systems (8.81) were adopted to lesser extent. Hence, efforts are needed to improve by providing information on different information sources and motivating them to access different sources, organising field exposure visits to successful farmers, farmer extension functionaries and researchers in the field of pressurised irrigation systems to improve the farming performance through efficient and sustainable utilisation of water and farm inputs.
Keywords: Pressurised irrigation systems, adoption, farmers, water efficiency, Rajasthan