The Evaluation of Agricultural Water Management Status in the Mountainous Basin of the Kashkan River

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• Mehrshad Toulabinejad ¹
• Mohammad Azadpour ²
• Zeynab Dolatshahi ³

¹ Lorestan University lecturer, and Post doctorate Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

² MA in Geography and Rural Planning (Physical Space), University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran

³ PhD Candidate in Climatology, Kharazmi University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22067/geoeh.2022.72926.1118

Abstract

The transfer of water of mountainous regions of Lorestan province to other provinces, the migration of non-indigenous farmers to the region, and the occurrence of drought have reduced the water level of the rivers of Lorestan province. This has made problems for farmers who use surface water resources for agriculture. Water management is one of the most important issues that can help the optimal productivity of agricultural water. The purpose of this study was to evaluate agricultural water management in the Kashkan River basin in Poldokhtar. Questionnaire and interview were used in this applied mixed study to collect data. The first statistical population of this study included farmers of the basin of Kashkan river who were selected through the Cochran formula to be 354 farmers for quantitative part. The second statistical population of the study included agricultural experts and water managemers, selected by purposive sampling to be 30 experts for qualitative part. To answer the research questions, an unlimited exploration and qualitative analysis were used. The results show that using pipes for transferring water, reducing irrigation, irrigation during the evaporating time, the use of cement for water conduits, dredging water channels, and using small water tanks are the most important ways of managing agricultural water resources in this region. Qualitative results showed that engineering, technology, as well as institutional, social, economic, and environmental measures are the most important steps that can be used to optimize agricultural water in the Kashkan River basin by farmers.

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Keywords

• Agricultural development
• Agricultural Water Management
• River Basin of Kashkan
• Poldokhtar Township

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