India Micro Irrigation Systems Market Outlook, 2027

Government backing to Netafim and Jain Irrigation Systems, to further aid the micro irrigation systems market to flourish in India.

Indian farmers have shifted from traditional crops to commercial crops with the help of micro irrigation systems and technology up gradation. Micro irrigation plays a pivotal role as these crops are more water time sensitive than traditional crops. In a lieu of two crop cultivation with micro irrigation systems the farmers are increasingly investing in these systems. According to the research report India Micro Irrigation Systems Market, 2027 the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12% by the year 2027. During the forecast period drip irrigation is anticipated to display high growth rates. Large parts of agricultural farms are brought under micro irrigation systems to use water more efficiently.

In 2021 budget, the government set the target of covering 100 lakh hectares in five years under micro-irrigation. In the year 2019-20, about 11 lakh farmers benefited by the adoption of drip and sprinkler irrigation system which covered 11.72 lakh hectare land. Farmers have been able to save irrigation water from 20 to 48 per cent; energy saving from 10 to 17 per cent; saving of labour cost from 30 to 40 per cent; saving of fertilizers from 11 to 19 per cent and increase in crop production from 20 to 38 per cent. Over 20 lakh hectare land will be brought under drip and sprinkler irrigation and improve the efficiency of irrigation, said companies with the budget announcement of doubling micro-irrigation fund created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to Rs 10,000 crore in 2021-22. This fund will help keep momentum in well-doing states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Karnataka. The fund will help restart schemes in states like Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In newer states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand it will help more coverage. Currently, 12.3 million hectares is under micro-irrigation in the country.

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd based in India is an agri-business firm offering drip and sprinkler systems, pipes and fittings, plumbing systems, tissue culture, solar products, and integrated drinking water solutions, among others. The company has helped Asian countries in the micro irrigation systems applications and has become successful along with Government support. The company has set up drip irrigation pilots for paddy in Karnal (Haryana) and Tamil Nadu and for sugarcane in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

The government of Andhra Pradesh has approved subsidy on micro irrigation project under the Pradhan Mantri Sinchayee Yojana for the year 2021-22 worth Rs. 1,190 Crores. Further, to aid the small scale farmers with the micro irrigation system equipment and making them with available in the interiors of rural India; Bayer, a global life science company, has been working with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), Netafim, a global supplier of irrigation solutions, and more than 20 local partners at a country level to form the Better Life Farming (BLF) alliance. The alliance offers last-mile delivery solutions to help smallholder farmers become sustainable, commercially viable suppliers of agricultural products. As of July 2021, BLF had established 900 BLF Centres in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh, reaching more than 300,000 smallholder farmers with products and services from 29 different partner organizations. The centres helped interested farmers introduce micro-irrigation systems and better water management practices to enable optimal utilization of scarce water supplies. Further, ICRISAT’s efforts in integrating farmers with their markets and promoting pulses and chickpea production in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is further expected to bolster the market growth.

Watermelon cultivation is on fast track due to adoption of drip irrigation systems by farmers in Kerala. Generally, watermelon farming is more concentrated in Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Until present times the farmers were reluctant to grow watermelon in Kerala as the seeds prices are very high around Rs 40,000 / Kg and the yield were less and so the profits. But with the adoption of drip irrigation the watermelon production has increased and the farmers earn a good profit.

Hyderabad got Asia’s largest drip irrigation project the Ramthal Project installed by Israeli technology with 2,150 Km length. The pipeline is fitted underground and is made of fiber optic material for lasting more than 50yrs. It is executed by Megha Enginerring & Infrastructure Ltd in Bagalkot district of Karnataka.

Oil palm cultivation to be increased in North East India, with the use of drip irrigation as it requires less water than other crops like rice, sugarcane or banana. With the aim of bringing more land under oil palm cultivation and growing two crops simultaneously is becoming possible. This is supported by Government of India under National Mission on Edible Oils- Oil Palm in 2021. This will result into reduced imports for oil palm from other countries.

Considered in this report

• Geography: India
• Base Year: 2020-2021
• Estimated Year: 2021-2022
• Forecasted Year: 2027-2028

Aspects covered in this report

• India Micro Irrigation systems market with its value and forecast along with its segments
• State wise India Micro Irrigation systems market analysis
• Various drivers and challenges
• On-going trends and developments
• Top profiled companies
• Strategic recommendation

Types of Micro Irrigation Systems in the report

• Drip Irrigation
• Sprinkler Irrigation
• Other Irrigation

Major Companies present in the market:

Netafim Limited, Kothari Agritech Private Limited, Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, Mahindra EPC Irrigation Limited, Rain Bird Corporation, Rivulis Irrigation Limited, Valmont Industries Inc., Microjet Irrigation Systems, Finolex Plasson Industries Private Limited, Avanijal Agri Automation Pvt. Ltd, Blurain, Ecoflo India, Niagara Automation & Company.

The approach of the report:

This report consists of a combined approach of primary as well as secondary research. Initially, secondary research was used to get an understanding of the market and listing out the companies that are present in the market. The secondary research consists of third party sources such as press releases, annual report of companies, analysing the government generated reports and databases. After gathering the data from secondary sources primary research was conducted by making telephonic interviews with the leading players about how the market is functioning and then conducted trade calls with dealers and distributors of the market. Post this we have started doing primary calls to consumers by equally segmenting consumers in regional aspects, tier aspects, age group, and gender. Once we have primary data with us we have started verifying the details obtained from secondary sources.

Intended audience

This report can be useful to industry consultants, manufacturers, suppliers, associations & organizations related to micro irrigation systems market, government bodies and other stakeholders to align their market-centric strategies. In addition to marketing & presentations, it will also increase competitive knowledge about the industry.

This report can be useful to Industry consultants, manufacturers and other stakeholders to align their market-centric strategies. In addition to marketing & presentations, it will also increase competitive knowledge about the industry.

Report Methodology

The information contained in this report is based upon both primary and secondary research. Primary research included interviews with various manufacturers of wind turbines in India. Secondary research included an exhaustive search of relevant publications like company annual reports, financial reports and proprietary databases.