Abstract

                                The study was conducted in Ranebennur Taluk of Dharwad District during 1984-85. Participants of sprinkler irrigation have perceived the sprinkler community well irrigation. as more useful as compared to nonparticipants who had perceived the sprinkler irrigation as less useful. Perception of the usefulness of sprinkler irrigation by participant farmers is not influenced by their Extension-cum-Economic status. The most important problems encountered by participant farmers in using sprinkler irrigation were shortage of electri- city and fault in starting, insufficient water in the irrigation well and nonavailability of facilities in the village for repairing pipes. The problems encountered by nonparticipants of sprinkler irrigation in increasing crop production were inadequate and untimely rains, lack of availability of credit for crop production and subsidiary occupation, nonavailabi- lity of bullock cart and agricultural implements on hire in time, dasttuction of crop by wild animals and high cost of fertilizers and pesticides.

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