Factors affecting adoption of drip irrigation method on maize producers in Amik plain

This study was carried out to determine the factors which has an affect on the adoption of irrigation method by maize producers in Amik Plain (Antakya, Kırıkhan, Kumlu, Reyhanlı counties) of Hatay Province. To reach this aim face to face interview was conducted to collect data from maize producers that use drip irrigation or not. From both group of farmers even numbers were selected and total 100 producers were interviewed. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to see if the variables have normal distribution or not. To parametric variables Independent Samples t-Test and non-parametric variables Mann Whitney U Test were used to see the differences between groups. It is found out that education level, family size, education on irrigation system, keeping record, total annual income, reading newspaper, yield, planting area, own property and rent area, credit use, knowledge about drip irrigation, blockage source, continue to grown maize production and use drip irrigation has an important relation between irrigation systems.