Comparative economics of tomato cultivation under drip over conventional irrigation systems in North Karnataka

Abstract

India is in dire need of new and effective technologies. In this context, Drip irrigation is becoming the most demanded technology. Tomato is rich source of vitamins, Minerals and Fibbers. To study the sustainability of drip over conventional irrigation system, sample farmers were selected in 2:1 basis i.e., 40 drip and 20 Conventional farmers were selected and thus the total sample size was 60. The primary data were collected for year 2016-17. Initial investment on installation of drip irrigation system for tomato was found to be Rs. 122688. On an average cost of cultivation per hectare of tomato was found to be Rs. 153926/ha and Rs. 169814/ha for drip and conventional irrigation systems respectively. The per acre average yield of tomato on conventional irrigation method (44.03 tonnes) was comparatively lower than that of drip irrigation method (46.72 tonnes).