WATER USERS MEMBERS OPINIONS FOR FARMERS PROBLEMS AND THEIR INFORMATION SOURCES ON BRANCH CANALS IN IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENT AREAS AT KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE

BADRAN, SHOKRY M.; ABOEL-SOUD, MAHMOUD A.; SHARSHAR, HASSAN A. H.

doi:10.21608/ejar.2006.230686

WATER USERS MEMBERS OPINIONS FOR FARMERS PROBLEMS AND THEIR INFORMATION SOURCES ON BRANCH CANALS IN IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENT AREAS AT KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATE

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

² Soils, Water and Environment Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

³ Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Research Institute, Sakha Research Station, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt

10.21608/ejar.2006.230686

Abstract

This study is mainly intended to determine water users members opinions for farmers prOblems and their Information resources on brandi canal in the irrigation Improvement areas at Kafr EI-Sheikh Governorate, through the respondents opinions of irrigation problems on developed branch canals. A questionnaire was prepared and used to collect data for this study through personal interviews from 141 respondents. Percentages, arithmetic mean standard deviation, weighted mean and frequency distribution were used to analyze the data. Major findings are as follows: - 57.4 % of respondents mentioned the existence of high irrigation problems on developed branch canals. - The problems of water users association on branch canals came as the first of irrigation problems on developed branch canals. - 50 % of respondents were height exposure of information resources to solve irrigation problems on developed branch canals. - Agricultural Extension worker (AEW) and irrigation advisory engineer (JAE) came first as information resources.