THE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT(IIP) AT KAFR EL-SHEIKH AND BEHERA GOVERNORATS | ||||
| Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 29, Issue 11, November 2004, Page 6281-6296 PDF (4.1 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2004.209809 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| M. I. Anter ,; A. F.M. EI-Ghnam | ||||
| Agrlc. extension and Rural Development Research Institute Agrlc. Research Center, Cairo | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The study is aiming at identifying the social impacts of the Irrigation Improvement Project (liP) regarding the impacts of the irrigation circumstances, the communication and co-operation among the stick-holders on irrigation source (improved channels ) ,the impacts of the project for non benefited farmers regarding their awareness ,interests ,in carrying out the project activities in their fields in the future ,and finally identifying the negative aspects of the project. To achieve these objectives a random sample was selected including 141 farmers who benefited from the project for six agricultural seasons at least -61 farmers at Dkult improved channel ,kafr EI-sheikh, and 80 farmers at Secnteway improved channel , Sehera Governorate, in addition 138 farmers who have not benefited from the project -70 farmers at EI-zawia non improved channel, kafr EI- sheikh and 68 farmer at EL-khzan non improved channel, Sehera Govemorate for collecting the data through personal interview by using a developed and judged questionnaire. Frequencies, percentages, Chi square, "T M and M Z M tests were used to analyze and present the data . The results revealed that 1.There were Significant reductions in irrigation suffering due to the project in terms of exposure to irrigation water problems , using un favorable irrigation methods , conflicts on the priority of using irrigation water, and performing additional tasks to complete the irrigation operation . 2.There were Significant differences between farmers grouped according to benefit from the project in terms of suffering the above mentioned problems , those who benefited from the projects suffered less compared to those who did not benefit. 3.The project lead to increases in communication and cooperation relationships between stakeholders those increases were statistically significant. 4.There were significant differences in communication and cooperation relationships among stakeholders between respondents grouped according to benefit from the project in favor of those who benefited . 5.The most important negative impacts of the projects were financial overload, low water level in improved channels, lack of maintenance for the irrigation station and domination of farmers with larger farms . Recommendations for future improvement the (liP) activities were included in the study. | ||||
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