2024, Vol. 9, Special Issue 5

The present study was designed to study the constraints and suggestion encountered by the drip owners in adoption of drip irrigation system. A multistage random sampling technique was used for selection of talukas, villages and respondents. Sabarkantha district was selected purposively. Among the different talukas of Sabarkantha district Idar, Vadali and Himmatnagar talukas were randomly selected. Five villages were selected from each selected taluka on the basis of maximum number of drip owners. Thus, total 15 villages having highest number of drip owners were selected. A list of farmers who installed drip irrigation system on their farm was prepared for each selected village. Ten respondents from each village were selected by using random sampling techniques making a sample of 150 respondents. The major constraints faced by the drip owners were: Clumsy procedure for getting loan/subsidy, frequent clogging of drippers due to saline substances or other reasons and damage caused by the rodents to the system. Whereas, the important suggestions endorsed by the drip owners were: mitigation techniques to overcome frequent clogging of drippers due to saline substance or other reasons, services after sales from the company dealers and prevention from the rodent’s damage caused to the drip system.