Knowledge Level of Farmers about Drip Irrigation Technology

The shrinking land resources, per capita land availability, water, increasing fertilizer prices, haunting energy crisis, wide spread population and rapid degradation of natural resources emphasize the need for improved water use efficiency. Drip irrigation optimize the use of water enabling to harness high crop yield with lesser amount of water simultaneously it also assures a healthy soil and environment. Present study was conducted in Bagalkot district of Karnataka state. The Bagalkot district consists of 6 talukas. Two villages were selected from each taluka having maximum number of drip irrigation sets. Thus, in all twelve villages selected purposively. In all 120 beneficiary farmers were selected on the basis of proportionately sampling technique. It was found that 22.50 per cent, 58.00 per cent and 19.50 per cent beneficiary farmers were in low, medium and high knowledge level, respectively regarding drip irrigation technology. The beneficiary farmers possesses highest knowledge level of the fact that drip irrigation technology save the water as compared to other method of irrigation whereas they had least knowledge about the type of drippers widely used in drip irrigation.