Impact of Micro Irrigation Systems (Mis) on Farm Income: Empirical Evidence from Vegetable Producers in Lele Vdc of Lalitpur District, Nepal

Micro-irrigation is not only proved to be an efficient method in saving water and increasing water use efficiency as compared to the conventional surface method of irrigation but also found to be reducing energy (electricity) requirement, weed problems, soil erosion and cost of cultivation. Despite this, the coverage of microirrigation in the country is very meager compared to its total potential. It is identified that slow spread of microirrigation is not mainly due to economic reasons, but due to less awareness among the farmers about the real economic and revenue-related benefits of it. Therefore, there is a need to find out the ways and means to convince the farmers about the economic and social feasibility of micro-irrigation.