537
3.3 Mode of Water Access for Crop Cultivation
Table 4 presents the respondents’ views on water access for irrigation. The results
indicate that lifting using pumps was more preferred (48.1%) followed by gravity
flow (26.7%) and lastly rain-fed farming. Gravity flow form of irrigation was found
Table 3 Respondents’ household assets
Variables/asset type
Rainfed
(WC1)
Canal
(WC2)
SW
manual
(WC3a)
GW
manual
(WC3b)
SW motor
pump
(WC4a)
GW motor
Pump
(WC4b)
Sample size
18
47
19
29
20
2
Number of respondents who
have homes with thatched roof
3
11
9
12
3
2
Number of respondents who
have homes made with cement
and bricks
13
31
12
15
17
2
Number of respondents with
formal title to land
11
29
6
10
13
0
Average land held in hectares
8.1
5.4
7.4
6.1
9.1
4.5
Average number of small, large
and work animals owned
31
17
15
15
21
10
Number of respondents with
boreholes for irrigation
0
3
5
1
4
1
Number of respondents with
dug wells for irrigation
9
18
4
22
1
1
Number of respondents owning
a treadle pump or bucket drum
kit
1
4
11
17
0
1
Number of respondents owning
a motor pump
0
0
0
0
20
2
Number of respondents owning
flexible rubber pipe for water
conveyance
1
2
8
17
20
2
Number of respondents owning
bicycle
10
23
14
18
16
2
Number of respondents owning
pesticide spray pump
10
24
11
18
16
1
Number of respondents owning
mobile phone
10
28
16
25
19
1
Number of respondents owning
motorcycle
1
2
1
2
0
0
Number of respondents owning
motor car
0
1
0
1
0
0
Number of respondents owning
colour TV
1
4
3
1
2
0
Number of respondents owning
transistor radio
5
16
13
23
18
2
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