Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Vivek Kumar Kandhway, DK Suryawanshi and MK Chaturvedi

Abstract:
The present research work entitled “Study on extent of adoption of management practices of drip irrigation system for banana cultivation in Durg district of Chhattisgarh” was conducted at I.G.K.V. Raipur. This study focused to develop an index and measure extent of adoption of drip irrigation system management in Durg district of Chhattisgarh states. Durg and Dhamdha block was selected from Durg district looking to the maximum number of drip irrigation user. From each selected block six village was selected total twelve village was selected. One hundred twenty respondents were interviewed to measure extent of adoption of management practices drip irrigation systems for banana cultivation. The findings conclude that economic constraints ranking was concerned, „high initial cost of drip unit‟ as the first rank, high cost for repairing, as the second rank, ‟higher cost of liquid fertilizer‟ as the third rank, higher cost of HCl acid ‟as fourth rank, higher cost of spare parts of drip unit” as the fifth rank. In technical and managerial constraints ranking given by farmers were clogging of emitter or dripper “as the first rank, „damage of laterals by rat/squirrel, as the second rank, Cracking of laterals” as the third rank and leakage of water as the fourth rank. The finding also concludes that majority of farmers 75.00 were lack of awareness about subsidy scheme.