Varikuntla Nandyal: An extensive field survey conducted by a team of agricultural scientists from Jain Irrigation across nearly 60 villages in Nandyal district has revealed that only 10 to 20 per cent of farmers are currently using drip irrigation systems. The scientists observed that a majority of farmers continue to rely heavily on rainfall and traditional flood irrigation methods. Despite evidence that crops can be successfully cultivated using as little as 10 per cent of water through drip irrigation, conventional methods remain dominant, leading to water wastage and reduced yields. Expressing concern over the situation, the survey team noted that several farmers are unaware of the government subsidy scheme that offers drip irrigation equipment with subsidies of up to 90 per cent. During the survey, Jain Irrigation Vice President and senior scientist Dr Shankar Mane interacted with progressive farmers, including woman farmer Prameela Reddy of Muchumarri village in Panyam mandal, who is cultivating various horticulture crops over nearly 10 acres using drip irrigation.