STRATEGIES FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IN FARMING AT COMMUNITY LEVEL, REGIONAL AREAS UPPER NORTHEASTERN REGION 1
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This research has the objectives to study the problems of water management in community-level agriculture and determine strategies for water management in community-level agriculture in the Upper Northeastern Region 1. This study is a mixed method research which is divided into 2 phases: Phase 1 studies the problems of water management in community-level agriculture. The key research informants were 21 purposively selected experts. The research tool was a semi-structured interview form. Research data were also collected from the sample group consisting of 370 water user with the use of a questionnaire. The data were statistically analyzed using the frequency distribution, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Phase 2 determines water management strategies in community-level agriculture by specifically selected 30 qualified experts. The results of the research have shown that problems of water management in community-level agriculture can be ranked based on their rating means as follows: 1) that of technology for knowledge management, 2) that of water management, 3) that of water resources, 4) that of cooperation networks, and 5) that of the community. As for the determination and evaluation of water management strategies in community-level agriculture the data of which were collected from 30 water user farmers who were pre-tested and post-tested in the experiment, it is found that water user farmers are satisfied with the community water management activities for participatory agriculture. The results of the knowledge test show that all farmers have their post-test scores higher than their pre-test scores, which is significant at the .01 level of statistical significance. Additionally, there should be the studies on the success factors of the sustainable water management in order to take the result data to be applied in the operation of the project to achieve its objectives efficiently.
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