Evaluation of the impact of the role of ponds in the economic and social development of the village from the point of view of beneficiary farmers with an emphasis on rice farming (the study area of ponds in West Guilan)

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1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan Community Verified icon

2 Rice Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Rasht, Iran.

3 M. Sc. student, of rural development, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan

4 Rice Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research Education & Extension Organization (AREEO), Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Ponds or traditional pools prevent water wastage by storing rainfall in to provide water for Guilan,s villagers. The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of ponds in the economic and social development of the village. This research is of applied type and its method is descriptive-survey. The validity questionnaire was determined by ten professors and the reliability of the questionnaire was 0.834 by performing the Cronbach's test. The statistical population investigated in this research were three cities of Guilan province. The results showed that the ponds provide 50% of the water needed by the paddy fields. 96% of the beneficiary farmers said that the ponds is essential for rice cultivation, 88% of them have a role in the continuation of agricultural activities, 74% of them have an increase in income from rice farming, and 48% of them have expressed the possibility of developing rice cultivation and reducing water stress effectively. Also, the analysis of the inferential statistics of the present study shows the positive economic and social impact of ponds from the perspective of beneficiary farmers, and it has been determined that there is a significant relationship between the role of ponds in increasing the area under rice cultivation by providing water, improving production efficiency, and increasing annual income and there is rice production as well as the continuation of agricultural activities, satisfaction with the main and secondary jobs affected by the dams, and finally the improvement of the economic and social status of the beneficiary farmers.

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Iranian Journal of Irrigation & Drainage

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Available Online from 26 January 2024

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