quired, more so, if perennial crops are cultivated. No labour need to be employed for the application of fertilisers, for removing weeds, etc. The brochures of the drip irrigation systems sold by the Indian companies, in fact, cite this as the major advantage. It may also be noted that the large investments required for its adoption, unless heavily subsidised by the state, would be beyond the capacity of the small and marginal farmers
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