Abstract:
This study aimed at the assessment of the training needs of
Elseliet agricultural scheme farmer's for irrigation management of
abut (70) forage.
It includes studying the levels of knowledge, skills and
attitudes of farmers at present and compares it with the desired
levels of knowledge, skills and attitudes to be developed in the
farmers.
A sample of (90) forage farmers were selected randomly form
the southern part of Elseliet scheme.
Descriptive statistics frequencies & percentages are used for
analyzing the data.
A model of scaling training needs of the four levels designed
by the researcher based on Roger 83 adaptors categories.
The main findings of the study are:
1. There is a gap between the desired knowledge and skills at
varying levels.
2. There is positive attitude towards efficient usage of
irrigation water but the practices is contradicting the
positive attitude.
3. There is positive attitude towards adoption of improving
surface irrigation practices
4. The main reason for the losses of irrigation water is caused
by the poor land leveling.
Recommendations:
The Ministry of Agriculture, livestock and irrigation
Khartoum state is to:
1. Provide demonstration sites to demonstrate improved
surface irrigation practices.
2. Encourage application of application of the recommended
extension package for improving surface irrigation which
are developed by the researcher explained in the study.
3. Introduce and encourage application of application of lazer
leveling techniques in Elseliet and other similar schemes at
reduced prices.
To the schemes administration to:
1. Advice farmers to establish " Seven Jewels " form Abu VI
into the '' Hawasha '' to facilitate irrigation of high level
areas.
2. Be responsible for cleaning Abu XX under their
responsibility and to insure that the whole Abu XX is
cleaned at the same time.
3. Encouraging farmers to adopt improving surface irrigation
techniques by reducing water rate prices for the adaptors as
they adopt as drip irrigation the scheme
