Investigating and identifying indicators of water security in agricultural farming units of Hamedan province

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 . Posdoctoral Researcher of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Tarbiat Modares University. Tehran. Iran.

2 Associate Professor of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Tarbiat Modares University. Tehran. Iran.

10.22059/ijaedr.2023.358622.669217

Abstract

Achieving water security is one of the most important goals of policymakers in the world. Due to the fact that the identification of water security indicators in the agricultural sector is the most important criterion for checking the status of this resource in order to establish security in the agricultural sector. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to investigate and identify indicators of water security in agricultural farming units using the opinions of experts in this sector. This research is descriptive-survey in terms of quantitative nature, in terms of practical purpose and in terms of data collection method, and it was designed using the Delphi method to reach group agreement. The statistical population of the research was made up of all the experts in the field of agricultural water management at the university level, and among them, using the purposeful and chain sampling method, 16 experts and experienced experts were selected as a sample for answering. The main tool for data collection was a semi-structured and structured questionnaire. Based on the results of the research, experts measured 20 indicators of water security and there was a general agreement and they were classified into four components: accessibility, availability, usability and sustainability. These indicators are a comprehensive tool for measuring water security in the farm and in line with sustainable development. At the end, based on the results, practical suggestions have been presented.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 22 August 2023

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