28-12-2012, 04:24 PM
Grassroots' Innovation Under Groundwater Stress
PEPSEE SYSTEMS.ppt (Size: 2.11 MB / Downloads: 321)
Pepsee System of Irrigation
Pepsee system is a low cost alternative of drip irrigation system (DIS). It does not require micro tube or emitter to place water directly to the root zone instead the lateral, which is called pepsee a light-weight plastic pipes used for making ice candy locally called “Pepsee”, is placed directly to the root zone of the plants.
Methodology
Farmer Survey
Focus Group Discussion
Interviews with Retailers and Manufacturers
Participatory Rural Appraisal
Farm Management concepts were used to check the financial viability of Micro-tube and Pepsee system of irrigation
Impact of pepsee systems on area under cultivation
Adoption of pepsee system do not save water but it leads to efficient utilization of water
However if farmers start using pepsee after rain, then there will be water saving
Financial analysis
why the farmers still adopt pepsee irrigation system when they have choice of micro-tube which technically and financially better than pepsee
why micro-tube inspite of the technical and financial feasibility, its large scale and fast adoption is not so encouraging in India