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Economic Impact and Decomposition Analysis of Income Change vis-a-vis Drip and Conventional Irrigation Technology in Bananas: A Case Study of the South Gujarat Region in India

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The alarming water scarcity in Gujarat state justifies the adoption of water-efficient technologies like drip irrigation. Effective transfer and implementation of banana cultivation practices with improved irrigation system as a water-saving device is important as banana is a water-intensive crop. The study aims to assess the economic impact of drip irrigation as well as break down the income difference between drip and conventional irrigation technologies in banana cultivation. Primary data were collected from 120 banana growers each practicing drip and conventional methods of irrigation. The results of economic analysis revealed that the average total cost (₹2.94(10)^5/ha) under the drip method was found to be less than the total cost under the conventional irrigation method (₹3.28(10)^5/h a) despite higher initial capital investment on the drip system. The benefit-cost ratio was higher on drip-irrigated farms (1:2.60) as compared to nondrip farms (1:1.91). The output decomposition model revealed that adopters of drip irrigation technology produced 17.26% higher income, implying the income of banana growers practicing drip irrigation would be higher even if they used the same mean level of inputs as farmers practicing conventional methods of irrigation. Moreover, drip irrigation technology alone contributed 24.02% increase in income, while the overall contribution of change in input levels was found to be negative to the tune of -6.76%. This calls for intensive extension efforts through appropriate institutional support systems for rapid upscaling of the technology.

Drip irrigationDecomposition analysisCost conceptsBulk-line cost

Deepa Hiremath、Jayantilal Jerajbhai Makadia、Shreeshail Rudrapur

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Dept. of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural Univ., Bharuch, Gujarat 392012, India

Dept. of Agricultural Economics, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural Univ., Navsari, Gujarat 396450, India

Dept. of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural Univ., Waghai, Gujarat 394730, India

2023

10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-10072

Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering

Journal of irrigation and drainage engineering

SCI
ISSN：0733-9437
年,卷(期)：2023.149(12)
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