The Farmers’ Water Management Training in Order to Manage Droughts and Water Crisis in Iran

Baharak Azizi

Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Applied Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Corresponding Author E-mail: baharakazizi197@gmail.com

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bbra/2640

ABSTRACT: Iran faces a serious water crisis, despite the fact that there are different advanced water management systems in our country. The instability of farmland is increasing rapidly in subtropical dry zone. In the last 50 years, the water crisis has entered a new phase in Iran, due to the advent of technology and the possibility of digging deep wells, dams and consequently, unconventional consumption of underground aquifers, aqueducts, and underground reserves. Iran's cultivated land is estimated at about 16 million hectares which about half of it is water crops and the other half is cultivated as rain-fed. Water management is one of the essential requirements in the recent years due to the shortage of and the lack of appropriate distribution of rainfall and the occurrence of multiple droughts. The Sprinkler Irrigation and the Drip Irrigation are common methods to save water which minimize the evaporation. Agricultural education plays a significant role in improving water management in the farm and it is essential to train farmers and make them aware of the importance of water. The water crisis may lead to irreparable disasters in the future if we cannot train the people especially the farmers. The aim of this paper is investigating the strategies of water management by training the farmers in Iran.

KEYWORDS: Drought Management; Farmers Training; Iran Agriculture; Irrigation in Iran; Water Tension

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