Farmers in the Drip Pool Programme have been able to enjoy a 31 percent higher net income from their cotton cultivation compared with farmers that are not using drip irrigation.
A recent case study report by PWC reveals that the Drip Pool Programme, a programme that enables cotton farmers in India to use micro-irrigation technology (drip irrigation) via a community funding mechanism, saves cotton farmer’s significant labour, money and water. The programme addresses environmental challenges and highlights the importance of agroecological innovation and community-run initiatives in improving the livelihoods of smallholder and marginal farmers in India.
The Drip Pool Programme, founded by C&A Foundation in partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation and the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India), has resulted in a 31 percent higher
net income from cotton cultivation compared to nondrip farmers in Gujarat, India. A farmer who recently joined the programme reported that his gross earnings increased by Rs 20,775 (EUR 277). Another farmer reported 80 percent reduction of his farming costs.
The programme helps farmers to access drip irrigation technology, which involves irrigating crops with tiny drops of water, saving farmers time and money, and decreasing water wastage. Farmers are seeing environmental and agronomic impacts as well. Programme farmers have reported using just 1,191 litres of water per kilogram of cotton, compared to the 5,923 litres consumed by non-programme farmers. They have also reported benefits such as uniformity in production, better yield of seed cotton and increased fertilizer cost efficiency as well as reduced weeding and lower labour costs.
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