Barriers the Success of Water Users Cooperatives in Dashte Azadegan and Hoveyzeh Townships, Khuzestan Province, Iran

International Journal Of Agricultural Science, Research And Technology In Extension And Education Systems

مقاله 4، دوره 5، شماره 2، شهریور 2015، صفحه 101-106   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

نویسندگان

Keyvan Torfi¹؛ Ahmad Reza Ommani^{* 2}؛ Cyrus Salmanzadeh³

¹MSc Student Agricultural Management Department, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran

²Associate Professor Agricultural Management Department, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran

³Professor Agricultural Management Department, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran

چکیده

The purpose of this research was identified barriers to the successof water users' cooperatives in Dashte Azadegan and Hoveyzeh Townships, Khuzestan Province, Iran. This research was an applied study and the research method was descriptive. Members of water users' cooperatives considered as statistical population. The sample size was 256 farmers based on Krejcie & Morgan table. After designing and validating the questionnaire, the questionnaire was pre-tested among 30 people and Cronbach alpha was determined between 0.711 to 0.851. The main tool was a questionnaire. All data processing and statistical analysis was performed using the software SPSS₂₀. Based on the results of factor analysis the factors were categorized into four main components, which have been named infrastructure, economical, managerial and organizational, cultural and social factors. The obtained results from th