تحليل اثرات شبكه هاي آبياري بر بهبود مديريت آبياري و وضعيت اقتصادي – اجتماعي خانوار

Impacts of Irrigation Networks on irrigation management improvement and farmerʹs socio-economic condition

This study identifies the impacts of irrigation networks on irrigation management improvement and farmers socio economic conditions in Moqan, Tajan and Varamin schemes WUAs in Iran. ITie study is an applied research and research method is descriptive-correlative. The study statistical universe was consisted of farmers who were member of water user associations. A sample of 262 farmers were selected using "random sampling" method. Data collected by a questionnaire which its validity (Face and content validity) was obtained by a panel of experts and university professors and Jihad agriculture Ministry experts. Reliability measured by Cronbachʹs Alpha coefficient and a=.721 showed the reliability of the questionnaire. SPSS/win 11.5 software was used for data analyzing, and factor analysis and correlation coefficient method were employed in this research. The results showed that between farm plots, number of farmers in WUAs, low problemsʹ, WUAs success, farmer participations and Water usersʹ association (WUAs) affects in farmerʹs socio -economic improvement were significant relation. Also the result of factor analysis showed that the variables set in 4 factors namely as, farmers knowledge and income improvement, region economical improvement, agriculture diversity, and low penetrate of large farmers.