ECONOMIC STUDY TO MEASURE THE EFFICIENCY OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS (WHEAT CROP IN ANBAR GOVERNORATE AS A MODEL)

Aim of research measuring the economic, technical and allocative efficiency by applying the Data Envelopment Analysis method (DEA), Recognizing the importance of modern irrigation technologies in optimizing available water resources, addressing the water problem in agriculture, and increasing agricultural production at the lowest cost. The sample was collected randomly from 80 farmers from Anbar Governorate / Iraq, who are irrigated by the center pivot sprinkler irrigation system, with four holdings (15, 20, and 30) hectares. Through the results of the research, it was found that the average technical efficiency of irrigation farms with center pivot sprinkler irrigation system the constant return to scale, variable return to scale, and scale (0.97, 0.86, 0.86) respectively, the economic and allocative efficiency of the same system are (0.87, 0.74). Farms with a center pivot sprinkler irrigation system achieved revenue of 2405540 Dollars and profits of 1410414 Dollars, and net revenue of 1871971 Dollars, The researcher recommends relying on the modern irrigation system, the center pivot sprinkler irrigation system, which would increase and stabilize the production rates of agricultural crops as well as its role in rationalizing water consumption and reducing waste.