Comparative Social and Economic Impact of Employing both Traditional and Modern Irrigation Agriculture

Development of new irrigation technologies is one of the key solutions to comply with the water crisis, especially in the recent drought. In this regard, over the past few years, the application of these technologies to improve the efficiency of agricultural water development has. Iran is located in arid and semi-arid. Detailed study of irrigation system characteristics and risk factors in these areas could be a good foundation for planning and local area provide. This study compares the social and economic impact of using both traditional and modern irrigation farming community has been. Type of applied research - development and the cross - correlation is. Survey of farmers using modern irrigation networks and traditional farmers in the Qom province are Kahak. 1743 number of farmer households using Cochran formula and a new method of performing 129 households, 110 households in the sample were traditional farmers. Questionnaire by faculty members of Isfahan Agricultural expert’s revision was after a few steps. Preliminary testing of the final instrument with 30 completed questionnaires were confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (a) was calculated for 89 sectors. The results show a significant relationship between economic and social impacts of traditional and modern irrigation methods are. T of the traditional and the social impact of the economic impact 310/2- is 543/2-. This new approach to the economic and social impact in 2242 - and is 455/2-, given the negative economic and social impacts of modern irrigation t mean much more than traditional irrigation.