Economic Advantages of People Participation in Irrigation and Drainage Network Development A Case Study of Band-E-Amir in Fars Province, Iran

Investigating economic advantages of people participation in irrigation and drainage network development in fourth area of Band-E-Amir region was the objective of this study. That area is 3950 hectares. Case study was the research method. Those farmers who participated and benefited of the project and experts and executors of the project were statistical society of this study. Findings revealed there were several economic advantages in project implementation through beneficiarie's participation. The most important economic advantages were: a) Those farmers who some parts of their lands were allocated to water transferring channels, did not claim for such damaging. Therefore, a large amount cost of payment for land damaging was canceled in the project. b) Project's cost for supplying soil was canceled, because local farmers undertake supply the necessary soil for project from their lands. c) The cost of modification of project execution through delaying was canceled because there was no any delaying according to people participation in project implementation. It is anticipated there will some extra economic advantages in the project implementation in the future, because of the irrigation and drainage network will be compatible with beneficiarie's circumstances.