Farmers’ participation in Water User Association in western Iran

• Autorzy: Gholamrezai S. , Sepahvand F.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/jwld-2017-0067

Warianty tytułu

PL

Udział rolników w Stowarzyszeniu Użytkowników Wody w zachodnim Iranie

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

One of the main challenges of water scarcity is the water consumption in the agriculture sector. Therefore, optimizing water consumption and applying an optimal management in the agriculture sector is necessary. The implementation of a participatory management of water resources in the rural areas and the creation of Water User Association (WUA) can be a successful approach towards this management. That requires the continuity of the management, the comprehensive participation of farmers, and the exploitation of water resources; however, this action needs to understand the factors affecting the behavior of consumers. Thus identifying the factors influencing farmers’ intentions towards participation in WUA is essential. The purpose of this study is to identify factors affecting farmers' intentions towards participation in water user association, by theory of planned behavior (TPB). There are 21 agriculture water pumping stations active in Lorestan Province. Farmers at each agriculture water pumping stations make up a Water User Association. The population of this study consisted of all WUAs in western Iran (N = 1990), and through a proportional stratified random sampling technique farmers were selected (N = 133) from the population. Moreover, the validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated at pre-test stage for different parts of the questionnaire ranging from 0.83 until 0.91. The collected data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20 software. The results revealed that there were effective variables including subjective norm, attitude, and extension training courses which contributed to the importance of participation in the water management, and that the educational level of farmer was a controlled variable that could affect farmers' attitudes towards participating in Water User Association; these factors could explain 53% of farmers' participation totally.

PL

Zużycie wody w sektorze rolniczym w warunkach jej deficytu stanowi główne wyzwanie. Konieczna jest zatem optymalizacja zużycia wody i właściwe gospodarowanie wodą w rolnictwie. Wdrożenie partycypacyjnego gospodarowania zasobami wody na obszarach wiejskich i tworzenie stowarzyszeń użytkowników wody może przynieść korzystne efekty. Wymaga to ciągłości gospodarowania, wszechstronnego udziału rolników i eksploatacji zasobów wody. Takie działanie wymaga jednak zrozumienia czynników wpływających na zachowanie konsumentów. Ważna jest więc identyfikacja czynników, które powodują zaangażowanie rolników w stowarzyszeniach. Celem tych badań było określenie czynników skłaniających rolników do udziału w stowarzyszeniach użytkowników wody z użyciem teorii planowanego zachowania (TPB). W prowincji Lorestan w Iranie istnieje 21 czynnych stacji pomp. Rolnicy skupieni wokół każdej z tych stacji tworzą Stowarzyszenie Użytkowników Wody. Populacja poddana badaniu obejmowała członków wszystkich stowarzyszeń w zachodnim Iranie (N = 1990). Wykorzystując technikę proporcjonalnego stratyfikowanego i losowego wyboru, wybrano z tej populacji 133 rolników. Poprawność stosowanej ankiety została potwierdzona przez panel ekspertów. Wiarygodność ankiety obliczana na wstępnym etapie badań dla różnych jej części wynosiła od 0,83 do 0,91. Uzyskane dane były analizowane za pomocą programu SPSS 20. Wyniki świadczą, że istnieją efektywne czynniki, takie jak subiektywne normy, nastawienie czy poszerzone szkolenia, które zwiększają znaczenie udziału w gospodarce wodnej oraz że poziom wykształcenia rolnika jest decydującym czynnikiem, który wpływa na jego stosunek względem udziału w stowarzyszeniu. Wymienione czynniki objaśniały 53% udziału rolników w stowarzyszeniach.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

intensions; Iran; theory of planned behavior; water resources management; Water User Association (WUA)

PL

Iran; stowarzyszenia użytkowników wody; TPB; zamiary; zarządzanie zasobami wodnymi

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo ITP
• Czasopismo: Journal of Water and Land Development
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: no. 35
• Strony: 49--56
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Gholamrezai S.

• Lorestan University, Department of Rural Development, Khorramabad-Boroujerd Road, Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, Iran

autor

Sepahvand F.

• Lorestan University, Department of Rural Development, Khorramabad-Boroujerd Road, Khorramabad, Lorestan Province, Iran

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).