Micro Irrigation Technology
Image via Wikipedia Treadle Pump - Micro irrigation technology - TP is basically an appropriate technology in rural areas where farm holdings are very small. Technology should be viable in terms of socio-ecoomic features of the farm household. Generally, the top down approach of government without concerning micro level intricacies hardly able to realize the targeted impact. Small farmers means- they have small investment capacity their risk bearing capacity is very weak they live in geographically difficult area less educated poor access to information poor access to market Thus, agricultural development programs should consider the real situation of rural farm household under which they are operating the farm business. R ural development programs should be compatible in terms of farmers physical and human resource endowments. The most important part is their institutional capacity build-up. Only focusing on commodity does ...