Document Type : Research Paper
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For the proper use of water resources in agriculture, it is necessary to provide appropriate irrigation system to supply crop water requirement. In the present research, using a hierarchical analysis, different types of irrigation systems were evaluated and prioritized on 1150 hectares of agricultural land of Etka Organization located in Dorud, Iran. Hierarchical analysis process is one of the multi-criteria decision making techniques that can be used in different sciences. This method can enter effective qualitative and quantitative factors systematically into the decision-making model. At the first step of this research, the structure of the decision problem was designed and then different options were compared based on the criteria in decision making. Finally, the irrigation methods were prioritized. The results showed that in the case of furrow, sprinkler, and drip irrigation systems, sprinkler systems had priority over the other methods. At the end of the study, zoning of sprinkler system in the study area was designed and shown in maps.
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