Analysis and evaluation of factors affecting the sustainable management of water resources in agriculture.
Subject Areas :aliasghar Saghafi 1 , nasim einy 2 * , masoumeh Issazadeh 3
1 - . Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Islamic Azad University of Birjand. Birjand - Iran
2 - - Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Payame Noor University, Alborz Province, Karaj Branch. Karaj- Iran.
3 - Horticulture Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Technology, Comprehensive University of Applied Sciences, Iranian Plant Therapy Society Training Center.
Keywords: Water, agriculture, Ecosystem, climate and management,
Abstract :
Water is the most precious wealth available to mankind, especially in Iran, a large area of which is covered by arid and desert areas. Due to the dry and fragile climate of the country and considering the recent droughts, the importance of water as a vital input is becoming more and more clear. Today, human beings are facing many problems in the process of accelerating development to supply water. This is the case in arid climates where ecosystems involved in water supply are more fragile. With droughts and uncontrolled depletion of water resources, it has put planners in a more critical position. Limited water resources, rapid population growth and the need for more production have made the agricultural sector more in demand than other water-consuming sectors. Therefore, the most important challenge for the agricultural sector in these areas in the current situation is how to produce more food than less water. The results show that the water sector is one of the basic infrastructure sectors of the country that can act as an engine of growth in the economy and cause the growth of other sectors, especially the agricultural sector and related activities. Also the results showed that there is a significant relationship between individual characteristics of farmers and the desire for sustainable management of water resources. The present study was an applied research by descriptive and correlation methods and used factor analysis technique. This research was conducted by documentary and field methods using a questionnaire to determine the factors affecting the sustainable management of agricultural water resources in agricultural lands around Tehran. The statistical population in this study was all managers, experts and experts in the agricultural sector around the city of Tehran. After library and field study, were collected data and then they obtained information was analyzed using SPSS software.
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