Economic analysis of tomato cultivation with drip irrigation system
Keywords:
drip irrigation technology, drip irrigation system, economic viability, total cost, constraintsAbstract
The water crisis is going to be a major problem in all sectors including agriculture in the very future. In agriculture, to tackle this deficit of water availability, to make sure food security for the rising population with the scarce water resource, to increase water productivity and water use efficiency the environment-friendly drip irrigation technology is being adopted. It is widely utilized for the high-value horticultural, plantation, sugarcane and more specifically row spaced crops. According to India’s Agricultural Ministry annual report, vegetables are an important crop in India’s horticulture sector. In the production of horticultural crops, the state of Tamilnadu is being one of the key producers in the country. A multistage sampling technique is being used for the selection of the study area with a sample of 50 respondent farmers cultivating tomato with the adoption of the Drip Irrigation System in the study area. The objectives of the present study are i) To work out the cost of construction of a Drip Irrigation System ii) To calculate the cost of cultivation of Tomato with a Drip Irrigation System iii) To find the economic viability of the investment made in Drip Irrigation System.
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