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d,l!llS in the post-independence pcriod. the prodU(llOn uf lood graIns had<br />

increased from 51 milli<strong>on</strong> l<strong>on</strong>ne~ in 1950-51 to 20X milllOll t<strong>on</strong>nes in 2000.<br />

Almost 60 per cent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the t(ltal food gr,lins producti<strong>on</strong> comes irrigated t;mning.<br />

The benefits from irrigati<strong>on</strong> an:. however. saId to be l1\lt up to the<br />

expected levels <strong>and</strong> in the desired directi<strong>on</strong>. For example. the p[(lductivity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

crops has been well below the desirahle levels. the irrigati<strong>on</strong> potential created<br />

has not been utilised fully. envir<strong>on</strong>mcl1tal problems. like waterlogging. salinitv<br />

<strong>and</strong> alkalinity have been increasing. income inequalities arising out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

inequitable distributi<strong>on</strong> water have been <strong>on</strong> the increase. hesides a numher <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

water related litigati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>and</strong> problems in rural areas. Because <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the increasing<br />

externalities <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong>. particularlv. from major <strong>and</strong> medium irrIgatI<strong>on</strong>. the<br />

\'ery de\e1opmental thrust <strong>on</strong> irrigati\ln In the successive plan pCrI\)ds is heing<br />

subjected to questi<strong>on</strong>able validity.<br />

A<br />

wide range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> social. ec<strong>on</strong>omIc. techmcal. organisati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>and</strong><br />

managerial factors have been identified as resp<strong>on</strong>sible <strong>for</strong> the alleged<br />

inefficiency <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> systems. Improper or lack <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> On-Farm Development.<br />

am<strong>on</strong>g others. was found to he a major factor affecting adversel: the efficil'l1t<br />

<strong>and</strong> productive use <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> "ater al the <strong>farm</strong> level. Though DFD was <strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the malor<br />

objectives <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> CADA. it has not been implemented successfully. This study.<br />

there<strong>for</strong>e, aims at examining the status. progress <strong>and</strong> problems <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD in the<br />

irrigati<strong>on</strong> projects <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kerala <strong>and</strong> its impact <strong>on</strong> costs <strong>and</strong> return, <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigated<br />

<strong>farm</strong>ing.<br />

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