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is a water intensive crop. Those who cultivate the crop need to have their own<br />

source <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong>. Farmers 'with their own source <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> will be able to<br />

meet the water requirements <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the crop more effectively both in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

adequacy <strong>and</strong> timeliness. whereas. the <strong>farm</strong>ers in the comm<strong>and</strong> area depend up<strong>on</strong><br />

water supply from the project which. normally. is not adequate <strong>and</strong> timely. This<br />

could be <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the main reas<strong>on</strong>s <strong>for</strong> the relatively lower yields <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> banana in the<br />

comm<strong>and</strong> area. However. the variati<strong>on</strong> in productivity levels is lesser than that <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

other crops as revealed by the coefficient <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> variati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 11 per cent against 30,<br />

28 <strong>and</strong> 13 per cent respectively in arecanut. tapioca <strong>and</strong> coc<strong>on</strong>ut.<br />

Table 6.10: Productivity differences in selected crops in the Peechi ayacut<br />

- -<br />

vis it vis the district<br />

Coc<strong>on</strong>ut Areeanut Tapioca Banana<br />

Year (nos.!aere) (000 nos.! acre) (Kg.!aere) (K.&/ acre)<br />

A vaeu! Dist. I A vaeut Dist. Avacut Dist. Ayaeu! Dis!.<br />

, 1985-86<br />

! ~-l7:;<br />

77:<br />

-t789<br />

4887<br />

3921<br />

I 72<br />

6761<br />

3968<br />

(58) i (-7) (41) (-19)<br />

1986-87 3270<br />

206-t<br />

80<br />

6619<br />

4321<br />

74<br />

9352<br />

3522<br />

(58) (-7) (41 ) (-18)<br />

1987-88 3460<br />

2183 83<br />

6778<br />

4893<br />

77<br />

9595<br />

3968<br />

( 58)<br />

(-7) ( 42) (-19)<br />

1988-89 4453<br />

2810<br />

84<br />

5822<br />

4853<br />

78<br />

8259<br />

3968<br />

( 58) (-7) (42) (-18)<br />

! 2765 78<br />

6510<br />

5130<br />

1989-90 4019<br />

65<br />

7976<br />

4170<br />

(-t5)<br />

(-17) (23) (-19)<br />

1990-91 3262<br />

2328 89<br />

7704<br />

5964<br />

112<br />

6073<br />

4858<br />

(40)<br />

(26 ) (-21 ) (-19)<br />

1991-92 3070<br />

2607 110<br />

6729<br />

6113<br />

139<br />

9717<br />

4615<br />

( 18)<br />

(26) (44 ) (-24 )<br />

1992-93 3531<br />

2998 99 7057<br />

5224<br />

125<br />

10202<br />

4534<br />

( 18)<br />

(26)<br />

(45) (-13 )<br />

1993-94 3070<br />

2731 90 6251<br />

5868<br />

92<br />

9109<br />

5101<br />

( 12)<br />

(2)<br />

( 46) (-D)<br />

1994-95 3201<br />

2834 95 6251<br />

5868<br />

61 15481<br />

4217<br />

( 13) (-36 )<br />

( 148) (-28 )<br />

Mean 3526 2580 89 92 9253 6451 4292 5312<br />

St. Dev. 461.9 307.0 26.8 10.5 2560.1 773.9 479.3 603.3<br />

CV (%) 13.1 11.9 29.9 11.4 27.7 12.0 11.2 I I .4<br />

..<br />

Note: Parenthetic lIgures - arc percentage YIeld<br />

. .<br />

lhfler~nc

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