Analyzing theInhibitingFactors of Transferring the Irrigation Network Management to Beneficiaries: A Case Study of Miandarband Villages,Kermanshah, Iran

ABSTRACT:The main purpose of this study wasanalyzethepreventing factors of transferring the irrigation network management to beneficiaries. The researchpopulationconsisted of all beneficiaries of the irrigation network of the civil districtD2 of MiandarbandVillages located in Kermanshah province, Iran (N = 417). By using the Cochran formula, 126 people were chosen through a random stratified sampling method with appropriate attribution to the study. The main research tool for data gathering was a questionnaire which its validity and reliability was proved by a panel of experts andby calculating the coefficient of cronbachʹsalpharespectively. Data analysis was carried out through using SPSS20software. The results of the exploratory factor analysis classified thepreventing factors of transferring the irrigation network management to beneficiariesinto nine factors that includes: individual, managerial, social, supportive, economic, cultural, educational- extension, agricultural and technical .The results of this study offers suitable achievements for the institutions involved in the work of irrigation and irrigation management transfer to beneficiaries.