Factors affecting the adoption of new irrigation systems by Iranian farmers

The main aim of this paper was to investigate factors affecting the adoption of new irrigation systems by farmers of Friedan County in Iran. This research was a applied research and in the terms of data collection was a survey research. The study population included all farmer owner in Friedan county (N=4000). Sample population was selected by use the Cochran formula (n=220). The main instrument used in this study was questionnaire. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by expert's viewpoint and doing the pretest. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by examine the Alfa Cronbach that was equal 0.978 in all section and in the tendency of modern methods, economic tendency, farmers’ awareness, social interaction and support needs of farmers was 0.835, 0.815, 0.819, 0.722 and 0.756 respectively. The results of research indicated five factors: economic, social, support, individual and environmental factors that explain 55% of variance of the use of presser irrigation systems by farmers.