Effect on crop yield and perceptions of farmers on drip fertigation: Study from Kerala State, India

K. Madhava Chandran; U. Surendran

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

Effect on crop yield and perceptions of farmers on drip fertigation: Study from Kerala State, India

K. Madhava Chandran, U. Surendran

Abstract :

Field level demonstrations have created a favourable attitude on drip fertigation among farmers seeing them in Kerala. Factors such as labour saving, fertilizer saving, subsidy, water scarcity etc. motivate farmers to adopt drip irrigation and fertigation. However, they have apprehensions on the high cost of the system, difficulty in getting subsidy etc. The influence of drip fertigation on yield improvement of crops is evident from the experience of farmers. The problems in adoption should be addressed by the Government, along with improving the outreach of technologies through suitable extension programs for increasing their adoption by farmers. Factors influencing adoption can be studied by the Agriculture Dept., in collaboration with research institutions for formulating suitable schemes to improve adoption