Analysis of organizational challenges in the development of the use of modern irrigation systems with an emphasis on the modernized low-pressure irrigation system

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension and Education Research

arezo mokhtari hesari ¹ , Alireza Nemati ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor Department of Education Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-02-07 Accepted : 2023-07-30 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: organizational challenges, effective management of water resources, low-pressure irrigation,

Abstract :

Optimal management of water resources is a necessity in response to increased pressure on limited water resources around the world. This will be possible to a large extent by using technologies that increase water productivity. Due to the development of technologies to improve water productivity faces several challenges, so the current study aimed to determine and analyze organizational challenges in Development of Application of Low Pressure Irrigation System in East Azerbaijan Province. Data collection was performed using semi structured interview method. We conduct an interview with experts of irrigation, soil and agricultural extension sectors as well as famers who had a purposeful use of technics. In order to achieving appropriate research validity, we applied triangulation -data sources and monitored them by the experts. Statistical analysis was performed using MAXQDA software version 10 based on basic theory including open, oriented and optional coding stage. The result indicates that based on there were 8 main categories, 24 sub-categories as well as 165 conceptual units. Organizational challenges were infrastructural barriers (21/82%), economic barriers(21/21%), difect in monitoring and evaluation(16/97%), cognitive-educational barriers(13/33%), low levels of participation and cooperation(9/70%), political barriers(9/09%), poor research(6/06%), and lack of employee motivation(1/82%). According to the respondents, the most frequency was related to insufficient allocated budget, lack of supervision over private companies and farmers' financial weakness.