Analysis of the Zonal Variation in Means of Irrigation in Jammu Province of Jammu & Kashmir State

By : Shashi Prabha

Page No: 57-69

Abstract
India is primarily an agricultural country. About 70% of Indian population is employed in agricultural sector for their livelihood. The agricultural practices can grow and contribute up to optimum level when the different infrastructural facilities are timely available to the farming community. The rainfall pattern in the country is not uniform and requirement of water for different cropping season are fulfilled by different means of irrigation which includes, canals, tanks, wells, borewells, sprinklers etc. It is one of the most important agricultural input along with seeds, fertilizers, plant protection, machinery and credit. The timely and proper requirement of water for the crops ensures the higher yield and it is through the stable higher production from the agrarian sector that a sustainable development is possible. The dependence of farmers over the different means of irrigation is one of the important socio-economic and institutional indicator which enables to understand the status of farming families of a particular region. The present study aims to examine the dependence of farming respondents on the means of irrigation over the six different agroecological zones selected from Jammu province. The variations recorded in means of irrigation over the agro-ecological zones would help to understand the spatial variations in the use of means of irrigation in agriculture. The responses recorded would help to understand the dependence of different means in irrigation. The attempt would help to identify the zones performing weak so far as the use of canals, tanks, tubes, bore well etc. are concerned.

Author :
Shashi Prabha :  Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geography, University of Jammu.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2019.39.01.4