Reza Movahedi; Nasrin Ghaderi Moghtader; Hamid Balali; Maryam Shirkhani
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This study has aimed to analyze the farmers’ skills on optimal use of agricultural water resources; since the skills are a reflection of knowledge, attitude, and facilities. The target population of this study was all farmers from Bahar County, Hamedan province (N=1931) that 271 of them were selected ...
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This study has aimed to analyze the farmers’ skills on optimal use of agricultural water resources; since the skills are a reflection of knowledge, attitude, and facilities. The target population of this study was all farmers from Bahar County, Hamedan province (N=1931) that 271 of them were selected by random sampling according to Cochran formula. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire which its validity confirmed by a group of relevant experts and the reliability of the variables was calculated using ordinal alpha coefficient (α=0.85-0.93). There were significant differences between Knowledge and skills about optimal use of agricultural water resources of Farmers that participated in related training courses and those didn’t participate, according to the results of Mann-Whitney test. Also farmers categorized based on the land ownership, information resources and water supplies were significantly different in terms of their water management skills, according to the results of Kruskal-Wallis test. According to the results of Spearmans’ correlation tests, there were positive significant relationships between skills with variables of knowledge, attitude, and number of land plots; while this variable was negatively and significantly correlated with the amount of the annual production, total hectares of rainfed lands, and the amount of using chemical fertilizers. Moreover, based on the result of ordinal regression, 50.9% of the skills variations could be explained by three variables as the farmers' knowledge and attitude and number of land plots.
Reza movahedi; faeze goli; Hamid Balali
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Abstract The main purpose of this study was to explore extension- training factors affecting the agricultural water management in Hamadan's potato production. This research has been done through a surveying method and data were gathered through a questionnaire tool. The study's population included 2341 ...
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Abstract The main purpose of this study was to explore extension- training factors affecting the agricultural water management in Hamadan's potato production. This research has been done through a surveying method and data were gathered through a questionnaire tool. The study's population included 2341 potato farmers around Hamedan, which of those 330 samples were selected based on Cochran formula by a simple randomized sampling method. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a team of agricultural experts and professors in agricultural extension and education department of Bu-Ali Sina University. The reliability of the research instrument was determined using Ordinal theta coefficient (θ= 0/80-0/95). The results of the factor analysis showed that the factors affecting on agricultural water management can be classified in 6 groups. These were: the mass media factor, quality of extension services centers, experts' skills, local institutions and social networks, visit system, and training courses. These factors explained 70 percent of the total variance changes. Results from ordinal regression analysis indicated that knowledge, extension-training factors, and attitudes explained 25 percent of the probability of variance of agricultural water management variable.
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The main objective of this study is analyzing of economical and social factors affecting on acceptance of pressurized irrigation technology in Hamedan city. In this study, the most important tools for gathering information including questionnaire and interview technique were used to gather research essential ...
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The main objective of this study is analyzing of economical and social factors affecting on acceptance of pressurized irrigation technology in Hamedan city. In this study, the most important tools for gathering information including questionnaire and interview technique were used to gather research essential data. Sample size of this research includes of 316 person of wheat farmers, who have selected by random method, using of Cochran from the whole society(N=15474). Also, to evaluate the reliability of the questionnaire, firstly, a primal questionnaire was prepared and asked to 30 farmers and Ranking Theta was calculated about 0.85 and 0.82 respectively for Economical and social factors questionnaires . Results showed that economic variables of reduction of water consumption costs, land leveling costs reduction, financial ability of farmers, adequacy of loan amount have important and meaningful effects on irrigation technology acceptance. The analysis of data and research results has done by SPSS, the correlation analysis has also made by Kendall, Pearson and Spearman coefficient. Also, on the basis of research results, among considered social factors, the variables of investment security, providing training briefing and irrigation technology sellers advertising are important factors affecting on pressurized irrigation technology in Hamedan city.
