Sustainable irrigation management and farmers' knowledge in South Khorasan, Iran Online publication date: Mon, 20-Jan-2020
by Azadeh Bakhshi; Lucio Cecchini; Mansour Ghanian; Bahman Khosravi Pour; Fabio Maria Santucci
International Journal of Sustainable Society (IJSSOC), Vol. 11, No. 4, 2019
Abstract: This paper presents the results of a study investigating groundwater management in Iran, where water is private and its allocation still follows traditional rules. It represents a portion of a wider multidisciplinary research, conducted with the sustainable livelihood approach. A survey was carried out in August 2017, with 237 respondents and a questionnaire with 92 questions. For this article only 15 variables were retained, to analyse the human capital and the relationships with the extension service. Three clusters of respondents have been statistically designed. The farmers' formal education is relatively low, age is high and the awareness about the need for better management is low. The public extension service does not appear to be very effective and participation in its activities is low. Further research is needed to assess which actions and media can be used for improving the attitudes, knowledge and practices related to water management.
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