Benefits of micro irrigation systems

♤ Water savings: water is saved through different ways such as:

o By reducing loss of water in conveyance.

o By reducing loss of water through evaporation, run off, and by deep percolation.

♤ Lower consumption of fertilizers; An efficient drip irrigation system reduces consumption of fertiliser through fertigation

♤ Cost savings: There are substantial reductions in irrigation costs and savings on electricity and fertilisers.

♤ Higher yields: the yields are higher than traditional flood irrigation. Yields of crops increase – up to 45 per cent in wheat, 20 per cent in gram and 40 per cent in soybean.

♤ Weed and disease reduction: It helps in inhibiting growth of weeds as it keeps limited wet areas. Under this condition the incidence of disease is also reduced.

♤ Improved production on marginal land as the fields need not be leveled.

♤ Overall, improvement in net farm incomes is substantial.