1Prof. & Head, Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, Haryana
2Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, Haryana
3Assistant Scientist, Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, Haryana
Online Published on 22 November, 2022.
Drip irrigation is an efficient watering method that slowly delivers water directly to plant root system. The present study was conducted to explore the socio economic impact of adoption of drip irrigation in citrus crops among farmers of Haryana state. Data were collected through personal interview during the year 2021 from randomly selected villages of western Haryana. The results indicated that more number of farmers had high level of cumulative impact (51.66%) followed by moderate (31.67%) and low (16.67%) level of cumulative impact of drip irrigation, respectively. Low price in crop season, absence of cooperative society, frequent clogging of dripper and marketing problem were the main constraints faced by farmers while adopting drip irrigation system in citrus crops.
Cumulative impact, Constraints, Citrus crops, Drip irrigation, Socio-economic factors
