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mohammad Reza mahboobi; Mahdieh Bazzi; Mohammad Sharif Sharifzadeh; jaber pariab
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to identify the barriers and the support needed for farmers' participation in the water transfer and distribution plan in the agricultural lands of Sistan Plain. The study included qualitative methods of data collection, such as reviewing documents related to the plan, ...
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The purpose of this research was to identify the barriers and the support needed for farmers' participation in the water transfer and distribution plan in the agricultural lands of Sistan Plain. The study included qualitative methods of data collection, such as reviewing documents related to the plan, and quantitative method of data collection by using a questionnaire. The validity of the content was confirmed by interviewing some experts of Zabul Agricultural Jihad and the research team, and the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha (0.887) for barriers to participation, and farmers' required support for participation in the project (0.973). The statistical population consisted of farmers in Sistan plain (N = 6000), 360 of whom were selected as the sample of the study. Factor analysis of barriers to farmers' participation in the water conveyance project resulted in the extraction of four factors: "trust", "information and knowledge", "inefficiency and deficiency" and "climate and drought conditions"; and these factors explained 57.9% of the total variance of the variables. Also, factor analysis of the support needed by farmers to participate in the water transfer project resulted in the extraction of three factors: "technical and institutional support", "emotional support" and "legal support"; and these factors explained 67.3% of the total variance of the variables.