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underst<strong>and</strong> the problems related to water use <strong>and</strong> management by \i~iting<br />

the<br />

<strong>farm</strong>s.<br />

3.1.5 Sec<strong>on</strong>dary data<br />

Sec<strong>on</strong>dary data <strong>for</strong> all-India have been collected mainly from \'anous plan<br />

documents <strong>and</strong> other sources <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> in<strong>for</strong>mati<strong>on</strong> from the Central Water<br />

Commissi<strong>on</strong>. Irrigati<strong>on</strong> department <strong>and</strong> CADAs <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the government <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kerala.<br />

besides all India reports. The Expert Committee Report <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pricing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

Water: Evaluati<strong>on</strong> reports <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> CADA: crop cutting survey reports from the<br />

respective irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects: Audit Review Reports pertaining to IrngatlOn<br />

department by the Comptroller <strong>and</strong> Auditor General <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> India (CAGI):<br />

Government <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kerala. the publicati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Government <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kerala (Ec<strong>on</strong>omic<br />

Review. Statistics <strong>for</strong> Planning): Perf<strong>on</strong>nance Budget <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

Department; Plan documents. etc. have also been perused. The project-wise timeseries<br />

data <strong>on</strong> the trends in area. producti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> productivity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> important crops<br />

have been collected <strong>for</strong> the period 1985-86 to 1994-95 in the case <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crops other<br />

than paddy <strong>and</strong> from 1985-86 to 1999-2000 in the case <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paddy.<br />

3.1.6 Data Analysis<br />

Simple <strong>and</strong> descriptive statistical tools have been used to analyse the scale <strong>and</strong><br />

intensity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> area expansi<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> cropping pattern <strong>and</strong> other related factors at a<br />

given level <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> investment in irrigati<strong>on</strong>. Multiple regressi<strong>on</strong> analysis has been<br />

used to determine tbe factors intluencing the <strong>farm</strong> level adopti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OrD in the<br />

irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects. The Cobh-Douglas producti<strong>on</strong> functi<strong>on</strong> bas heen applied to<br />

determine the scale cc<strong>on</strong>omi.:s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> different crops grown in the comm<strong>and</strong> areas.<br />

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