Economics of Water used in Arecanut under Drip, Sprinkler and Flood Irrigation Method in Arecanut Growing areas of Chitradurga District of Karnataka, India

Author: V.N. Narendra, S. Sahana and J. Chaithrashree

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Abstract

The study on Economics of water used in Arecanut under drip, sprinkler and flood irrigation methods in Arecanut growing areas of Chitradurga district of Karnataka during 2018-2019. Chitradurga district is a basic hard rock area that has a total geographical area of 8388 sq.kms. It receives low to moderate rainfall and is one of the drought-prone districts in the state. Normal annual rainfall in the district based on 30 years data is 574 mm. However, in the last decade, the district received an average annual rainfall of 631.10 mm varies between 668 mm in Holalkere in the western part and 457 in Challakere in the north eastern part. The farmers of the Chitradurga district were growing Arecanut in 23,697 ha. Among six taluks, Holalkere (13305 ha), Chitradurga (4559 ha), Hiriyur (2993 ha) and Challakere (610 ha) are the leading in area and production of Arecanut. Arecanut is a water intensive crop which requires about 16-20 litres of water per tree per day. But nowadays the water availabi

Keywords

Water use efficiency, Economic efficiency, Net returns

Conclusion

The study affirms that as the farmers of Chitradurga district growing Arecanut under different irrigation methods have to shift towards drip irrigation which had a high productivity and high water use efficiency. At the same time in drip irrigation also used in sustainable manner by concentrate on other low quantity of water demanding crops other than Arecanut in order t maintain and save the underground water for future.

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Narendra, V.N., Sahana, S. and Chaithrashree, J. (2021). Economics of water used in Arecanut under Drip, Sprinkler and Flood Irrigation Method in Arecanut Growing areas of Chitradurga District of Karnataka, India. Biological Forum – An International