Economic and social evaluation of drip irrigation in citrus orchards of Mazandaraný
2011
Amisama, R | Ebadi, H
Iranian government persuades farmers to modernize their irrigation system by granting credit and subsidies. The objective of this research was to study economic and social aspects of accepting drip irrigation by farmers in Mazandaran province. Stratified and weighted mutli-staged clustered and random sampling method was applied. Size of sample was identified by applying Cochran formula, where sum 180 orchard firms were selected. To achieve the objectives of this research, the information collection instruments were, personal interviews, observations and questionnaires which were completed by personal face to face interviewing. Partial budgeting and project analysis methods were used.The finding of the study revealed that 62 percent of orchards had positive net present value and 81 percent of orchards had positive internal rate of return. The result of partial budgeting analysis showed the positive impact of the new technology on cultivated area, yields and decreasing costs.Major problems of the system were pipe congestion, lower quality of pipes and initial investment burdon.Finally, some recommendations are made to improve the situation through more emphasis on supervision and extension services. Keywords: Drip irrigation, Economic and social evaluation, Logit model, Citruses, Mazandaran, Iran.
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