SOCIO ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ADOPTERS OF SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEM OF SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

The present study was undertaken in Srikakulam district Andhra Pradesh purposively. Only few of the farmers have sprinkler irrigation system in different crops in this district. Six villages were selected purposively from this district on the basis of higher number of farmers having sprinkler irrigation system. Thus, total 6 villages were selected. From each selected village, 10 farmers were selected randomly making a sample of 60 beneficiaries and 60 non beneficiaries' total 120 respondents. 23.33% of beneficiaries possess 2 farm material and (28.33%) of non-beneficiaries possess 2 farm materials. Half (50%) of beneficiaries source of irrigation is other type except bore well, river, canal and pond and (33.33%) of non-beneficiaries source of irrigation is bore well. 33% of beneficiaries have medium level of livestock category and (48.33%) of non-beneficiaries has belongs to livestock category.