Irrigation and Agricultural Development

Irrigation is essential for assured agricutturai yield. About 70% of the cultivated area in the country lies in the regions of medium to low rainfall and bulk of the precipitation occur during the monsoon months. Since independence, the Government of India has spent huge amount of funds on major, medium as well as minor irrigation projects. As a result, the country's irrigation potential has increased by about 102.08 million hectares by the end of Tenth Five Year Plan. With which; India has a largest irrigated area among all the country in the world. This has greatly contributed to increase in food-grain production by about 232 M.T. in 2009-10 and further it increased 241 M. T. in 2010-11. India has fixed the total food grain output target for 2011-12 at 245 million tons. 

The present book contains an analytical study of Irrigation and Agricultural Development on in Solapur district of Maharashtra. The focus of the study is on the responsible factors for Irrigation Project at glance. Sources of Irrigation development, Economics of Irrigation; increasing the Agricultural Production, Positive and Negative impact of irrigation. Mechanization Development, Fertilizers and pesticides consumption, Levels of Agricultural Performance and Development in the Ujjani Irrigation Project in the Solapur District of Maharashtra. It provides updated information on the subject matter and will fulfill the needs of researchers and professionals in the field.