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Chapter 3<br />

Objectives, Methodology <strong>and</strong> Analytical Framework<br />

A detailed review <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the important studies <strong>on</strong> irrigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>development</strong> in India in<br />

general. with special reference to Kerala <strong>and</strong> the studies <strong>on</strong> per<strong>for</strong>mance<br />

evaluati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> CAD programmes with respect to On-Farm Development (OF D) in<br />

particular. discussed in Chapter 2, highlights the range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> problems <strong>and</strong> issues<br />

associated with the promoti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>development</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> systems. Though<br />

scholars have addressed the research issues related to the impact <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong><br />

socio-ec<strong>on</strong>omic <strong>and</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>mental problems, there are still some dimensi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

which need further probing empirically.<br />

I. The analyses <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD \vorks have been broadly perceived to examine the<br />

ec<strong>on</strong>omic benefits <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> adopti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD. While some studies are mere case<br />

studies. some have <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>fered more theoretical explanati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the potential<br />

benefits from OF D at the <strong>farm</strong> level.<br />

2. A positive relati<strong>on</strong>ship between OFD <strong>and</strong> utilisati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> irrigati<strong>on</strong> potential<br />

created has been established by several research studies. But, the interface<br />

<strong>and</strong> linkages between supply <strong>and</strong> dem<strong>and</strong> <strong>for</strong> water which influences the<br />

pattern, scale <strong>and</strong> intensity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> OFD have not been adequately discussed in the<br />

Ii terat ure.<br />

3. There are not many studies which have identified the operati<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>straints<br />

in implementing OFD at the <strong>farm</strong> level except the studies by Narayan <strong>and</strong><br />

Reddy (1978) <strong>and</strong> Reddy (1990, 1998). There is a need <strong>for</strong> more such studies

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