Survey of Effective Factors on Adoption or Rejection of Pressurized Irrigation Systems by Farmers in Markazi Province.

In this study the factors affecting acceptance or rejection of pressurized irrigation systems by farmers in Markazi Province has been investigated. These factors are include; personal characteristics (age, education and experience), financial resources, production facilities ownership, land ownership, water source ownership, quality (EC) of water, type of product, implementation of training courses and extension services, credit, interest and enthusiasm modern methods of agriculture, investment risk, saving irrigation costs, increased prodauction and increased cultivation of agricultural products. To study these survey research methods is used. Database of pressurized irrigation systems of the implementation of applicants were prepared from Jihad Organization of Markazi Province. This data is until Shahrivar of 1388 that the numbers of applicants in 1721 people are concerned.On the other hand according to agricultural census 82 years the number of farmers and agricultural water garden with the Markazi province has about 75176 populations, which numbers this research identifies. Cochran sampling and sample size was 382 people. 60 percent of patients stratified systematic method of statistics taken from the applicants implement new irrigation systems and 40 percent other selected randomly from among the farmers who still use traditional irrigation systems were selected. Through interviews and questionnaire information was collected and for the relationship between independent variables and dependent Cross tabulation and Chi-Square test was used. The results showed that the dependent variable (i.e. adoption of pressurized irrigation systems) and independent variables including personal characteristics, land ownership, ownership of water, quality (EC) of water, credit, interest and enthusiasm for modern methods of agriculture, risk in investment, saving the costs of irrigation, increased production and increased cultivation of agricultural products significant relationship exists. Also recommended for most of the farmers welcomed these systems, training and extension methods appropriate and consistent, easy loan, and encourage the formation of production cooperatives in order to attempt integration of land is small and scattered