Evaluation of Pressurized Irrigation Systems Grant Support Applications: A Case Study of Yozgat

This research was conducted to evaluate the pressurized irrigation systems granted by a program of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. A survey was made by face-to-face interviews with 50 participants (complete inventory) to collect data in Yozgat province. Various frequency analysis tables and descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the data. The results indicated that those with adequate educational level, equipment, land and income benefited from the grant support program. In addition, people who benefit from grant support program and open-minded to modern technologies were mostly young. At the same time, it has been determined that these producers have strong communication with the Provincial/District Agricultural directorates and are socially developed and benefit more from communication tools such as TV, radio, newspaper and internet. It is understood that the producers using the pressurized irrigation system are lacking in consultancy services and solved encountered problems with their own experiences. It is seen that the producers generally apply the pressurized irrigation system within a single parcel. Moreover, among the users of pressurized irrigation systems, 44% of the problems resulted from clogged, 28% fuel consumption, 16% wear and tear, 12% damaged or defective goods, respectively. As a conclusion, training meetings should be organized and technical information should be given to users by experts for benefit of using of pressurized irrigation systems. It should be provided advanced solutions for land fragmentation and fuel costs, which are important problems for preventing the use of pressurized irrigation systems. In order to broaden the use of innovative irrigation technologies, decision-makers need to see the shortcomings and develop new solution-oriented policies.