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appears to be quite encouraging. For instance, the incremental output under MCS
ranges from 61 per cent in coconut to 249 per cent in arecanut, 164 per cent in
pepper, 161 per cent in vegetables and 117 per cent in banana. Thus, the income
earned from crops, such as vegetables, banana, tapioca and pepper grown under
the MCS have been very significant compared to coconut and rubber.
Table 6.28: Yield and Income differences across the MCS and OCS adopted
plots I m 'Klldp·
a a a rOlect
Under MCS Under OCS Incremental
Additional
Crops
yield (Kg.!
Yield Value Yield Value earnings (%)
I
No) per ha.
I Coconut 2776 9716 1720 6019 1056 61
Banana 1436 12928 661 5947 776 117
Vegetable 364 2551 140 978 225 161
Arecanut 100 4016 29 1150 72 249
Rubber 708 20877 392 11561 316 81
Pepper 50 6024 19 2283 31 164
i Cashew 136 2441 107 1931 28 26
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Tapioca 642 .»).) - 283 1554 I 360 127
Note: YIeld <strong>of</strong> coconut IS measured In terms <strong>of</strong> nuts per acre and for all other
crops, it is kgs per acre.
The performance <strong>of</strong> crops under MCS by the location <strong>of</strong> the plot is also
examined and the results are compared with the plots under OCS as shown in
table 6.29. Since paddy is not grown under MCS, it is not included in the
analysis. Among the major crops cultivated by the sample farmers, banana is
found to be more pr<strong>of</strong>itable in the Kallada project. It is more so in the head
reaches. Relatively more reliable supply <strong>of</strong> water in the head reaches enables the
farmers to realise bctter returns from banana, which is a water-intensivc crop.
Though banana is grown in middle and tail reaches, the incremental income
arising out <strong>of</strong> irrigation through MCS is almost 34 per cent in both the cases.
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