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Chapter 6<br />

Ec<strong>on</strong>omics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> On-Farm Development: An Analysis<br />

Given the need <strong>for</strong> <strong>and</strong> importance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD <strong>for</strong> the efficient <strong>and</strong> productive use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

water in the comm<strong>and</strong> areas. it is necessary to examine the dynamics in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

cost. technology. motivati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <strong>farm</strong>ers <strong>and</strong> finally, productivity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> crops.<br />

The intensity <strong>and</strong> scale <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> its adopti<strong>on</strong> depends up<strong>on</strong>, am<strong>on</strong>g others. the cost<br />

effectiveness <strong>and</strong> the incremental output arising out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> it. An attempt. there<strong>for</strong>e.<br />

has been made in this chapter to examine the <str<strong>on</strong>g>ec<strong>on</strong>omics</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> costs<br />

<strong>and</strong> returns <strong>for</strong> various crops grown in the <strong>farm</strong> plots with OFD <strong>and</strong> without it.<br />

The chapter is divided into two secti<strong>on</strong>s. In secti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>e, the status <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD in all<br />

the completed irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects in Kerala has been presented based <strong>on</strong><br />

sec<strong>on</strong>dary data followed by the presentati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> field level survev results in<br />

secti<strong>on</strong> two.<br />

In Kerala. like elsewhere in the country, the per<strong>for</strong>mance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />

projects in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> equitable <strong>and</strong> timely supply <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> water has been far from<br />

satisfactory. As a result. the <strong>farm</strong> level investments necessary <strong>for</strong> effective <strong>and</strong><br />

efficient utilisati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> have been minimal or even n<strong>on</strong>-existent. Lack <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

adequate resp<strong>on</strong>se from the <strong>farm</strong>ers towards the adopti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> l<strong>and</strong> <strong>development</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> water management practices seems to be due to a variety <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> problems <strong>and</strong><br />

c<strong>on</strong>straints like less remunerative cropping systems. in general. n<strong>on</strong>-availability<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> timely <strong>and</strong> adequate water. shortage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> labour <strong>and</strong> the c<strong>on</strong>sequent high eosts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

cultivati<strong>on</strong>. to menti<strong>on</strong> a few. These probkms over a period <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> time appears to<br />

have perpetuated disc<strong>on</strong>tent am<strong>on</strong>g the <strong>farm</strong>ers, in general. <strong>and</strong> <strong>farm</strong>ing is.

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