I.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The Philippines, being considered as an agricultural country, has a vast land area

47% of the total land area of the country. Agricultural lands are usually located around

the main urban and high population density areas. A portion of the country’s

agricultural is in Indang, Cavite, where the economy of this municipality of Cavite

largely depends. Around 81% of the land area of Indang is primarily devoted in the

sector of agriculture. Since the municipality largely depends on agriculture for their

economy, irrigation is very important to the agricultural lands of this municipality. To

ensure the increased crop production in areas where rainfall normally supplies most

moisture needed, irrigation should be given a high priority for the agricultural lands

of the Indang.

Because of the importance of irrigation needed for the agricultural lands of Indang,

this study has been conducted – a proposed design of drip irrigation. Drip irrigation is

an irrigation technique in which the water flows through a filter into special drip pipes,

with emitters located at different spacing. Water through the emitters is distributed

directly into the soil near the roots through a special slow-release device. Unlike other

forms of irrigation, drip irrigation achieves a higher conservation of water by reducing

evaporation and deep drainage as it is more precisely applied to the plant roots than

sprinkler or surface type of irrigation. In addition, an effective drip irrigation is more

effective, which means the monthly water bill is bound to be smaller. Drip irrigation

can be more effective and efficient given the unevenly sloping lands of agricultural

lands of Indang as they require little or no land levelling compared to surface types of

irrigation.
REFERENCES

 https://sswm.info/sswm-university-course/module-4-sustainable-water-supply/further-

resources-water-use/drip-irrigation

 https://blog.gardeningknowhow.com/trends/benefits-of-drip-irrigation/

 http://www.fao.org/3/S8684E/s8684e08.htm