FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: VIEWPOINTS OF EXPERTS OF DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE JIHAD IN TEHRAN AND ALBORZ PROVINCES

Q: How can I download an article?

To download an article from SID, first log in to the site, search for the article title, and click on the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I download an ISI article?

To download an ISI article on SID, enter the keyword or article title in the search bar, view the relevant results, click on the desired article, and select the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I access the SID database?

To access the SID database, visit SID.ir, create an account, and log in to access scientific resources.

Q: Is downloading articles from SID free?

Some articles on SID are available for free, while others require payment. Details are specified on the article's page.

MOHAMMADI ALI AKBAR; ALIPOUR HASAN

مرکز اطلاعات علمی Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Journal Paper

Paper Information

Journal: Journal of Water Research in Agriculture Year:2017 | Volume:31 | Issue:3 Page(s): 455-468

Download Full-Text

Persian Verion

View:

1,987

Download:

Cites:

Information Journal Paper

Title

FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: VIEWPOINTS OF EXPERTS OF DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE JIHAD IN TEHRAN AND ALBORZ PROVINCES

Author(s)

MOHAMMADI ALI AKBAR | ALIPOUR HASAN | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

BARRIERSQ1

FACILITATORSQ1

STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELINGQ1

FARMERS’ AWARENESSQ1

Abstract

Shortage of water is one of the main factors limiting development of agricultural activities. This has led to the fact that farm management and productivity of agricultural water need full participation of farmers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the factors affecting BARRIERS and FACILITATORS in adoption/development of new irrigation systems by farmers. The statistical population of this study included 70 experts of the departments of Agriculture Jihad whose viewpoints were collected and analyzed. Data was collected by using a questionnaire as research tool and SPSS and Lisrel software were used for analysis. To determine the reliability of the questionnaire, alpha coefficient was used by R software, which amounted to 91 percent, reflecting the reliability of data in similar conditions. In order to identify the factors affecting BARRIERS and FACILITATORS in development of new irrigation systems, factor analysis was used. The results of analysis in development BARRIERS section led to identification of five BARRIERS that included farmers awareness, technical problems, administrative costs, government policy, and technical knowledge. These BARRIERS could explain about 69 percent of variations of adopting new irrigation systems. Identified FACILITATORS included satisfaction of progressive farmers, clear comparative advantages, and monitoring and institutional partners. These FACILITATORS could explain about 40 percent of variations about adoption of new irrigation systems. Also, in order to identify direct and indirect relationships between identified BARRIERS and FACILITATORS, STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (SEMs) was used. Results of this section showed that farmer awareness (b= 0.87), administrative costs (b= 0.67), clear benefits (b = 0.54) BARRIERS had a direct impact on the development of new irrigation systems. Also, other results of this study showed that there was an indirect and weak relationship between administrative costs, farmers’ interests, and FARMERS’ AWARENESS in development of new irrigation systems. According to the results, none of the identified FACILITATORS had any significant effect on the adoption of new irrigation systems by farmers.

Cites

No record.

References

No record.

Cite

APA: Copy

MOHAMMADI, ALI AKBAR, & ALIPOUR, HASAN. (2017). FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: VIEWPOINTS OF EXPERTS OF DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE JIHAD IN TEHRAN AND ALBORZ PROVINCES. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF WATER RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE (FORMERLY SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES), 31(3 ), 455-468. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/196825/en

Vancouver: Copy

MOHAMMADI ALI AKBAR, ALIPOUR HASAN. FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: VIEWPOINTS OF EXPERTS OF DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE JIHAD IN TEHRAN AND ALBORZ PROVINCES. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF WATER RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE (FORMERLY SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES)[Internet]. 2017;31(3 ):455-468. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/196825/en

IEEE: Copy

ALI AKBAR MOHAMMADI, and HASAN ALIPOUR, “FACTORS AFFECTING ADOPTION OF NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS: VIEWPOINTS OF EXPERTS OF DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE JIHAD IN TEHRAN AND ALBORZ PROVINCES,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF WATER RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE (FORMERLY SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES), vol. 31, no. 3 , pp. 455–468, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/196825/en

Related Journal Papers