Realist Methodology and the Articulation of Modes of Production (ص 293)

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Realist Methodology and the Articulation of Modes of Production (ص 293)

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through this small—bore pipe system which has small holes
about every 60-90 centimetres in the pipe to let water filter
through directly onto the plant root. ‘This system is
particlarly important in situations were water resources are
scarce, whether for natural or political reasons. In the
Jordan Valley the utilisation of this system has brought
immediate benefits to farmers and has resulted in significant
new areas of land being brought under irrigated cultivation.
The added advantage of the drip irrigation system is that it
is a pressurised water delivery system which can be utilised
in slightly inclined land (it can also be used effectively on
sloping land). Thus, the added effect of the drip irrigation
system is that it has led to the cultivation of land on which
it was not formerly possible to cultivate due to the
difficulties in irrigating sloping land effectively and
efficiently using the furrow irrigation system of production.
However, the drip irrigation system is not merely a water
conservation system but comes combined with a_ technological
package including HYV's and inorganic fertilizers and
pesticides. It is essentially a bio-chemically based
revolution. The utilisation of inorganic commercial
fertilizers has resulted in the diminution of the fallow
land. All land is now farmed on an annual basis and the
natural soil elements needed for plant growth are re-
energised through the laying and spraying of chemical
fertilizers. This process has led to a sharp increase in the
acreage costs of farming. Indirectly it has increased the
workload of farmers since more farm land is utilised annually
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Realist Methodology and the Articulation of Modes of Production

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