A Study on Efficiency of Water Use for Paddy and Banana and the Relationship Between the Characteristics of the Respondents
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International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 11, November 2012 1 ISSN 2250-3153 A Study on Efficiency of Water Use for Paddy and Banana and the Relationship between the Characteristics of the Respondents Darling.B.suji* and J.Vasanthakumar** * Assistant professor, Dept. of. Agrl. Extension, Annamalai University ** Professor and Head, Dept. of. Agrl. Extension, Annamalai University Abstract- A Study was conducted in Kanayakumari district to the volume of water used by the crop as evapotranspiration, or find out the efficiency of water use for paddy and banana and the the total amount of water used in the field. relationship between the characteristics of the respondents and the efficiency of water use. The study reveals that 60.67 per cent of the respondents had low water use efficiency and 25.33 per III. EFFICIENCY OF WATER USE FOR PADDY cent of them had medium water use efficiency in paddy. Only The results on distribution of respondents according to their 14.00 per cent of them had high water use efficiency in paddy. efficiency of water use for paddy are given in Table 1. This study also shows that 61.33 per cent of them had low water use efficiency followed by medium water use efficiency (21.33 Table 1: Distribution of respondents according to their per cent) in banana. Only 17.34 per cent had high water use efficiency of water use for paddy efficiency in banana. (n=300) S.No Category Number of respondents Per cent 1 Low 182 60.67 I. INTRODUCTION 2 Medium 76 25.33 ater and land are the two important assets of any country 3 High 42 14.00 W and proper utilization of them can bring prosperity to Total 300 100.00 living society. Future gain in irrigation depends on increasing water use efficiency, rather than increasing water supply. This It may be observed from the Table 1 that majority of the means using more efficient, low-cost and locally-adapted respondents (60.67 per cent) had low water use efficiency technologies to reduce water loss. Small-scale irrigation can help followed by medium water use efficiency (25.33 per cent). Only farmers to increase yields. The present study was undertaken to 14.00 per cent had high water use efficiency. study the efficiency of water use for paddy and banana and the relationship between the characteristics of the respondents and the efficiency of water use. IV. EFFICIENCY OF WATER USE FOR BANANA The results on distribution of respondents according to their II. METHODOLOGY efficiency of water use for banana are given in Table 2. The study was carried out in Kanyakumari district. There Table 2 Distribution of respondents according to their are four taluks in Kanyakumari district viz; Agastheeshwaram, efficiency of water use for Banana Thovalai, Kalkulam and Villavancode. All the four taluks were (n=300) identified for collection of data. One block from each taluk was S.No Category Number of respondents Per cent selected randomly. From each block, one village was randomly 1 Low 184 61.33 selected. Thus a total of four villages viz; Theroor, Vellamadam, 2 Medium 64 21.33 Arumanai and Karungal were selected for data collection. The 3 High 52 17.34 lists of farmers in the selected villages were obtained from Total 300 100.00 Village Extension Workers concerned. A sample of 300 respondents was selected from the four villages by identifying It may be observed from the Table 2 that majority of the equal number of respondents (75) randomly from each of the respondents (61.33 per cent) had low water use efficiency villages. The data were collected from 300 farmers. A well followed by medium water use efficiency (21.33 per cent). Only structured interview schedule was used for the data collection. 17.34 per cent had high water use efficiency. The data were collected from the selected farmers through personal interview method. To assess the efficiency of water use it is the ratio of yield and amount of water used. It may be expressed as the ratio of dry weight of produce i.e., the yield to www.ijsrp.org International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 11, November 2012 2 ISSN 2250-3153 V. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS Irrigation intensity showed a positive and highly significant AND EFFICIENCY OF WATER USE relationship with the efficiency of water use for paddy crop. As The zero-order correlation was computed to know the the irrigation intensity increases the efficiency of water use also relationship of the socio-economic and psychological increases because they get water from different sources. characteristics of respondents with their efficiency of water use Innovativeness showed a positive and significant for paddy. The results are given in Table 3. relationship with the efficiency of water use for paddy crop. This shows more the innovativeness more will be the efficiency of Table 3 Zero-order correlation of characteristics of water use. It is obvious that innovativeness could contribute to respondents with their efficiency of water use for paddy the efficiency of water use, for more the innovativeness more the farmers would try to acquire information about the new (n=300) technologies to increase the efficiency of water use. Variable Independent variables Correlation Risk orientation showed a positive and highly significant No coefficient relationship with the efficiency of water use for paddy crop. Risk X Age 0.106* orientation develops the respondent’s ability to face the odds in 1 farming. Thus, increase in risk orientation increases the X Education 0.231** 2 efficiency of water use of respondents. This finding is in line X Occupation 0.046NS 3 with the findings of Saravanan (2005). X Farm size -0.008NS 4 Scientific orientation was found to be significantly X5 Farming experience 0.115* correlated with the efficiency of water use of the respondents. X6 Annual income -0.011NS Respondents with more scientific orientation will definitely X7 Cropping intensity 0.037NS gather information on new technologies and they use the water X8 Irrigation intensity 0.137* efficiently. X9 Productivity 0.042NS The zero-order correlation was computed to know the X10 Source of irrigation -0.004NS relationship of the socio-economic and psychological X11 Method of irrigation 0.056NS characteristics of respondents with their efficiency of water use X12 Social participation -0.062NS for paddy. The results are given in Table 4. X13 Extension agency -0.102NS contact Table 4 Zero-order correlation of characteristics of X14 Innovativeness 0.131* respondents with their efficiency of water use for Banana. X15 Risk orientation 0.047* (n=300) X16 Scientific orientation 0.045* Variable Independent variables Correlation X17 Economic motivation 0.047NS No coefficient X18 Mass media exposure -0.009NS X1 Age -0.012 ** Significant at 1 per cent X2 Education 0.211** * Significant at 5 per cent X3 Occupation -0.022NS NS Non-significant X4 Farm size -0.018NS X5 Farming experience -0.228* Out of the eighteen independent variables taken for analysis, X6 Annual income -0.012NS age, education, farming experience, irrigation intensity, X7 Cropping intensity 0.153** innovativeness, risk orientation, and scientific orientation were X8 Irrigation intensity 0.227* found to have positive significant relationship with the efficiency X Productivity 0.001NS of water use. 9 X Source of irrigation 0.019NS Age showed a positive and highly significant relationship 10 X Method of irrigation 0.035NS with the efficiency of water use for paddy crop. As the age 11 X Social participation -0.073NS increases their experience made them efficient to use the 12 available water. This is in line with the findings of Flora (2007). X13 Extension agency 0.233* Educational status was found to have positive and highly contact significant relationship with the efficiency of water use for paddy X14 Innovativeness 0.233* crop. Obviously, educated respondents develop a positive X15 Risk orientation 0.007NS attitude towards efficiency of water use. X16 Scientific orientation 0.116** Farming experience showed a positive and highly X17 Economic motivation -0.013NS significant relationship with the efficiency of water use for paddy X18 Mass media exposure -0.033NS crop. Majority of the respondents were having high to medium ** Significant at 1 per cent level of experience. This might have influenced them to greater * Significant at 5 per cent water use efficiency in paddy farming. As the farming experience NS Non-significant increases their experience made them efficient to use the available water. This is in line with the findings of Vignesh Out of the eighteen independent variables taken for analysis, (2006). education, farming experience, cropping intensity, irrigation www.ijsrp.org International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 2, Issue 11, November 2012 3 ISSN 2250-3153 intensity, extension agency contact, innovativeness, and experience scientific orientation were found to have positive significant X6 Annual 0.009 0.001 0.196NS relationship with the efficiency of water use for banana. income Educational status was found to have positive and X7 Cropping 0.039 0.086 1.980* highly significant relationship with the efficiency of water use intensity for banana. Obviously, educated respondents develop a positive X8 Irrigation -0.105 0.035 - attitude towards efficiency of water use. intensity 0.994NS Farming experience showed a positive and highly X9 Productivity 0.057 0.138 2.118* significant relationship with the efficiency of water use for X10 Source of 0.008 0.040 0.202NS banana. As the farming experience increases their experience irrigation made them efficient to use the available water. Cropping intensity showed a positive and highly significant X11 Method of 0.072 0.040 1.825* relationship with the efficiency of water use for banana.