The knowledge level of farmers in province of Najaf to some of irrigation methods and rationalize of water uses

Abstract

This research aimed to identify the level of knowledge of farmers in the province of Najaf for some methods of irrigation and rationalize of water uses, For this purpose, a sample of 200 farmers from Al-Abbassia area were taken, data were collected according to a questionnaire prepared for this purpose, Results revealed that only (9% ) of the farmers surveyed have high knowledge of drip irrigation technique, and (54.5%) of the farmers have low knowledge of this technique, The research also aimed to know farmers' knowledge methods of rationalize the use of water for irrigation and some personal, social and economic characteristics of farmers, Result showed a significant relationship between the two variables level of education and kind sources of agricultural information, as the value of the correlation coefficient (Spearman) were (0.76) and (0.69) respectively, and there was no relationship between what is owned by the farmers of agricultural machinery and equipment and the level of knowledge by methods of conserving irrigation water, the correlation coefficient was (0.12), The research found that there were some problems that hinder the use of farms to modern irrigation methods, most importantly, the lack of financial resources, water and soil clogged irrigation channels by weeds, and the lack of knowledge of farmers applying the methods of rationalizing the use of irrigation water, The research recommended to educate and guide the farmers in terms of how to rationalize and intensify agricultural irrigation and to help them solve their problems, to make them reach the optimal use of water and conservation to increase the agricultural production and agricultural development.