DETERMINANTS OF FARMERS DECISION FOR ADOPTION AND NON-ADOPTION OF EUCALYPTUS PLANTATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON GROUND WATER LEVEL OF BORE WELLS IN MIDDLE GUJARAT

Ganga Devi* and Priyanka Changela

Department of Agricultural Economics, B. A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 110, Gujarat, India

Email: gangasaran1982@gmail.com

Received-03.02.2024, Revised-24.02.2024, Accepted-20.03.2024

Abstract: Probability of the farmer’s decision in adopting eucalyptus was positive and significantly influenced by credit facility, per capita income, land not suitable for agriculture and land ownership. Age and family size was negatively influenced adoption decision of eucalyptus plantation.The impact of eucalyptus plantation on ground water table in western part of country was observed that average depth of bore wells was high (95.65 feet) within <1 km area of eucalyptus plantation. The study indicated that the depth of water table and percentage change in between present water depth and water depth before 3-5 year of bore wells within 1 km area of eucalyptus plantation was more than area of 1 to 3 km area. Similarly, fresh dug bore wells depth within 1 km area of eucalyptus plantation was more as compared to fresh dug bore wells within 1-3 km area of eucalyptus plantation.

Keywords: Eucalyptus, Adoption, Non-adoption, Bore well, Ground water level

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