Association of knowledge level of the farmers about sprinkler system of irrigation with independent variables in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan
Association of knowledge level of the farmers about sprinkler system of irrigation with independent variables in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan
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2016
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Kumar, D.
Roy, A.
Mohanty, A.K.
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Water beings a precious natural resource should be used economically in daily use as well
as in irrigating the crops. Over irrigation and under-irrigation both may result in decreasing
the yield of crop. Tremendously Proper and economical use of water would be
advantageous to the farmers as well as it will help in bringing more land under cultivation.
In order to use such a precious natural resource economically, sprinkler irrigation system
was evolved about 55 years back. Rajasthan is such a state where water is a limiting
resource, rains are uneven, drought is a recurring factor, and topography is undulating.
Recently the sprinkler irrigation system is getting momentum in the state. But still the
farmers are changed to age old pattern of irrigation which causes huge loss of water. The
knowledge and attitude play an important role in adoption of improved practices. Keeping
in mind the importance of knowledge and attitude, factors associated with attitude and
constraints in its adoption, the present study entitled ‚A study on knowledge and adoption
of sprinkler system of irrigation by the farmers in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan‛ is
undertaken with the following specific objectives ‚To measure the knowledge level of the
farmers about sprinkler system of irrigation‛.
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Indian Journal of Hill Farming 29(1): 6-9