Abstract The main purpose of this study was to identify effective factors on optimum agricultural
water management based on opinions of farmers in Amlash, Guilan Province. The research design
of the study was a descriptive study. The target population of this study was the farmers of Amlash
in Guilan Province. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed
by university faculty members and agricultural experts. The estimated reliability, using
Cronbach’s Alpha, was 0.936, which was an acceptable reliability. According to the F-test result,
number of travels to urban area per month, family participation in farming, information access, distance
between the farms and agricultural service centers, farmer-owned farmlands, and productivity
system significantly affect the optimum water resource management. Results of the factor analysis
revealed that based on opinions of farmers in Amlash, six factors (mechanization, technical, economic,
social, knowledge and experience) affect the optimum agricultural water management. These
factors account for 71.50% of variance of effective factors in optimum water resource management.
ª 2013 King Saud University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Abstract The main purpose of this study was to identify effective factors on optimum agriculturalwater management based on opinions of farmers in Amlash, Guilan Province. The research designof the study was a descriptive study. The target population of this study was the farmers of Amlashin Guilan Province. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmedby university faculty members and agricultural experts. The estimated reliability, usingCronbach’s Alpha, was 0.936, which was an acceptable reliability. According to the F-test result,number of travels to urban area per month, family participation in farming, information access, distancebetween the farms and agricultural service centers, farmer-owned farmlands, and productivitysystem significantly affect the optimum water resource management. Results of the factor analysisrevealed that based on opinions of farmers in Amlash, six factors (mechanization, technical, economic,social, knowledge and experience) affect the optimum agricultural water management. Thesefactors account for 71.50% of variance of effective factors in optimum water resource management.ª 2013 King Saud University. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
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