Pepsee System Of Irrigation

What’s PSI?The process of artificial application of

water to the soil for the growth of agricultural crop is termed as irrigation.

Pepsee system is a low cost alternative of drip irrigation system (DIS). It does not require micro tube or emitter to place water directly to the root zone instead the lateral, which is called pepsee a light-weight plastic pipes used for making ice candy locally called “Pepsee”, is placed directly to the root zone of the plants.

Features of PSI

The PSI is adopted at places where there exists acute scarcity of irrigation water & other salt problems.

Water is slowly & directly applied to the root zone of the plants.

Minimize the losses by evaporation & percolation.

The system involves lying of a system of – Head Mains Sub-mains Laterals Drop nozzles

Requirements

Pepsee Micro-tubePVC pipe- 2”valve - 2”Filter(optional)GTOJointerAccessories(including

‘L’ bow, end cap etc.)Pepsee straw(Rs

780/acre)

PVC pipe-2”Valve -2”FilterGTOJointerAccessories(including

‘L’ bow, end cap etc.)Lateral(12mm) &

micro tube(Rs 3800/acre)

• Rs. 20,000/acre• Only rich farmer could

affordDRIP

• Rs.7,000/acre• Still it was beyond the

rich of poor farmers

Micro tube

• Rs.4,000/acre• So, there was a great

need for same technology at low cost

Pepsee

Objectives

To study the Pepsee system, its history and spread

To make a comparative Technical/Financial study of Pepsee system with Micro-tube/drip and Flood system of irrigation

To study the condition and factor that lead to successful adoption of pepsee system.

To suggest the social marketing strategy for mass promotion of pepsee system of irrigation.

Methodology

Farmer Survey Focus Group Discussion Interviews with Retailers and

Manufacturers Participatory Rural Appraisal Farm Management concepts were used

to check the financial viability of Micro-tube and Pepsee system of irrigation

Planning in India

Two districts were selected purposively on the basis of spread of pepsee.

West Nimar(Madhya Pradesh) Jalgaon (Maharastra)

District was divided into four geographical region.

East, West, North, South

MAHARASTRA MADHYAPRADESH

More about PSI

Strength Weakness

Low cost Low initial investment Risk spread over number

of years Skill requirement is less Shifting to micro tube

and drip is technically feasible

Less transportation and storage problem

Limited life period & delicate

High labour requirement High replacement cost of

pepsee Cannot withstand high

pressure of flow of water

Unequal distribution of water

Why DIS ?

Drip-irrigated area is not more than one percent.◦High initial investment ◦less access to basic finance◦Lack of information

Impact of pepsee systems on area under cultivation

Average incremental area under cultivation due to adoption of pepsee is 2.2 acre

Impact of pepsee systems on water level

Adoption of pepsee system do not save water but it leads to efficient utilization of water

However if farmers start using pepsee after rain, then there will be water saving

Pepsee is catering to a segment which cannot afford micro tube and drip irrigation, and to the farmers who are aware but not convinced about the potential benefits of micro/drip irrigation.

So, why not PIS?

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