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It is evident from the table that the variables used in the analysis explain<br />

almost 73 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <strong>farm</strong> level adopti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD am<strong>on</strong>g the <strong>farm</strong>ers.<br />

Am<strong>on</strong>g the important factors identified. the area under rubber has been found to<br />

be negatively influencing OFD. In other words, the negative regressi<strong>on</strong><br />

coefficient in respect <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the variable, RUBSHARE implies that the <strong>farm</strong>ers<br />

haying hi:;her proporti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> area under rubber do not undertake OFD works, as<br />

they c<strong>on</strong>sider rubber as a rainfed crop. Age <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <strong>farm</strong>er is also inversely related<br />

to expenditure <strong>on</strong> OFD, implying that the <strong>farm</strong>ers become less interested in<br />

doing <strong>farm</strong>ing activities as they become old. The average age <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the sample<br />

<strong>farm</strong>ers in the Kallada comm<strong>and</strong> is 53 years. The variables such as extent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

groundwater recharge, the availability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> pumpset, the presence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> effective<br />

MCS network, the share <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> paddy area c<strong>on</strong>verted into wet crops as well as the<br />

full time <strong>farm</strong>ing status <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the <strong>farm</strong>er have been found to be positively<br />

influencing the <strong>farm</strong> level adopti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD in the Kallada irrigati<strong>on</strong> comm<strong>and</strong><br />

as revealed from the positive regressi<strong>on</strong> coefficients, which are significant.<br />

Thus, from the regressi<strong>on</strong> analysis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the factors influencing <strong>farm</strong> level<br />

adopti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD in both the Peechi <strong>and</strong> Kallada irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects bring out<br />

very interesting dynamics <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>farm</strong>ers' behaviour in diverse agro-climatic<br />

envir<strong>on</strong>ments with differences in cropping pattern having implicati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> OFD<br />

<strong>and</strong> water use.<br />

The above analysis <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the factors affecting the <strong>farm</strong> level adopti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

OrD in the specific c<strong>on</strong>text <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the Peechi <strong>and</strong> Kallada irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects is<br />

important in terms <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> highlighting some <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the regi<strong>on</strong>-specific factors acting as<br />

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