IDE (India)'s market creation approach to development
Although drip irrigation is well-known to farmers in semi-arid regions of India, it is regarded as involving too great a capital investment for small and marginal farmers. This article describes the ADITI programme, which helped manufacturers develop a low-cost irrigation technologyaffordable by these farmers, which enables them to invest in horticulture and year-round vegetable production for the market. Existing irrigation equipment suppliers were involved in promoting the new technology and training farmers, and most of these suppliers have continued serving these
farmers after the end of the programme.
affordable by these farmers, which enables them to invest in horticulture and year-round vegetable production for the market. Existing irrigation equipment suppliers were involved in promoting the new technology and training farmers, and most of these suppliers have continued serving these
farmers after the end of the programme.
Drip Planner Chart: a simple irrigation scheduling tool for smallholder drip farmers
Boesveld, Harm
Zisengwe, Llionel Simbarashe
Yakami, Saroj
Irrigation and Drainage Systems, Vol. 25 (2011), Iss. 4 P.323
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