Fighting the Farm Vegetation Fires in UAE - Research Proposal Example

Investigators 1) Roselyn W. John…………………………….Signature 2) Mike A. Edward…………………………Signature Abstract The research proposal is based on the various models which can be used in fighting the farm vegetation fires in UAE. The research proposal will attempt to create a new approach to the many issues of farm fires in UAE which has led to a great concern in most of the farmers in the country. Recent fires catching in these farms has led to a great shock by most of the farmers hence the need to try and understand the various models which has been used in trying to combat these fires. The paper will also try to identify the many experiences which the farmers have faced hence the various strategies which they have tried to employ to help in putting off such fires. (Michael, 1997). The research in this case will be explored by the use of the qualitative methodology and also use of the survey method in trying to conduct our research since this is one of the best methods of collecting data since the method gives unbiased results. In doing our research, a survey will be conducted in three communities which are said to be prone with such fires where the farmers will be surveyed on the various methods which they have been using in trying to fight fires in the vegetable farms whereby results will later be analyzed as per the survey data. The findings plus the resultants shall later be disseminated so that we can be in a position to have a feedback. In this case when trying to disseminate our results, it is assumed that it will be on local, national and also at the international level. (Michael, 1997). Introduction There has been an increasing farm fires at UAE hence leading to a great concern by the civil defense to the framers so that they can be in a position to curb such fires. It’s due to such fires that led to the general directorate of the civil defense to advice the farmers to adopt the various maximum precautions against these fires. This is because the fires have led to a great loss of venerable and also people in trying to put off the fires. The rise in these fires have been due to the hot weather since you find that at UAE, when the whether is so hot, it leads to these farms to catch fires. These fires have been erupting since June hence leading to great losses of vegetable hence the decline of the economic growth of the country since these vegetables contribute a lot to the GDP of UAE. (Pyne, 2000). Adoption of methods to curb the fires will tend to reduce the increasing rate of such fires in these farms. You find that most of these farmers have changed in to growing the hay cultivation due to its great demand plus also its great turnover unlike other crops in the country. So you tend to find that the root causes of these fires are the damping of certain products like the bottles plus the mirrors near such hay fields. So during the hot whether, the heating of the sun leads to the glasses to concentrate the suns rays on the grass hence leading to the catch of such fires. So the farmers in this case are the major contributors of the fires and as we talk now, five farms were reported to have catched fires at UAE and this happed in a weekend only. The cause of the fires was as a result of a major inferno which eventually spread in four hay farms. Also it’s argued that due to the huge amount of fertilizers which is used in these farms, they lead to great heating of such fertilizers plus other chemicals which are also used in the hay farms. Humidity is also another cause of such fires. Now research will be conducted and the various aims of the proposal will be the following. (Pyne, 2000). Aims of the proposed research 1) To try and investigate the various causes of such fires in the vegetable farms. 2) Try and investigate the various methods which have been adopted by the farmers in trying to curb the fires which have lead to a great concern by most of the people in the country. Research questions 1) What are the experiences of the farmers as a result of the increasing rate of vegetable fires in the country? 2) What the government and the farmers are using to help them to fight the fires. 3) What is the impact on the economy as a result of the fires? Methodology The qualitative approach will be used in this case so that we can be in a position to capture the richness of the farmer’s experiences in trying to put off the fires. Data collection method In our research we will use the survey method since it is in survey whereby a large amount of data can be collected hence leading to correct results. It is in survey whereby focus groups will be used. A set of questionnaire shall be used to try and collect this data. The focus groups in this case will involve three groups which will involve the farmers in these communities and a set of questionnaire will be structured for them. In order to be gender sensitive, the focus groups will involve both men and women so that we can have unbiased results. The focus groups will have ten participants so in total we shall have thirty interviewees to interview. This number will be enough for us to get the best results. The survey method was preferred since it is in survey method whereby unbiased results can be got plus also getting a huge amount of results from the interviewees. For further use of our data and results, these focus groups shall be audio-taped and also transcribed. In some researches you tend to find that there are cases of interviewees giving unreliable results and also unbiased results, so in order to solve this problem, we shall ensure that we have carried an independent co- researcher in trying to collect the data, analyzing, and also in interpreting these results. (Michael, 1997). Participants The participants to be used in our research will involve the farmers in these vegetable farms since they are the people who have been applying the various methods of trying to put off the fires. Data analysis After collecting our data, we shall have data analysis which shall be guided by a template analysis which will tend to elicit the emerging themes in trying to put off these fires in the vegetable farms. The data analysis approach in this case will be considered more appropriate simply because it is abit more flexible when compared with other methods of analyzing data. It also seems to work well when comparing different groups in a specific context. (Butler, 2000). Ethical considerations Ethical consideration is very much important when trying to conduct our study simply because in ethical considerations, you tend to find that people have their own differences and we have to put in to considerations these differences. So to avoid ethical problems, participation in this case will be voluntary. Only the willing participants shall be interviewed. Also another consideration is that confidentiality and anormity shall be assured. This is because some researchers have the problems of not keeping their confidence with the results of the interviewees hence leading to so many problems by those people who are interviewed. So in order to ensure that ethics has been done in this case we shall ensure that confidential results shall be maintained and also privacy. Also the data which shall be collected shall be stored in accordance to the data protection act and no any cases of unprotected data shall be heard. We shall also ensure that the audio tapes which were also recorded have been destroyed after collecting our data unless the interviewees request us not to. (Butler, 2000). Time scale Forming of research groups 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Literature review x Research design x x Potential participants x Undertake focus groups x Transcribe focus groups x Conclusions derived x x Presentation of the project x x x Plan dissemination x Source: (Teie, 2000). Dissemination of results The results which shall be obtained from our research can be used by so many audiences in trying to know the various ways which they can use in trying to put off fires in their farms and also in others areas where such fires are more evident. When trying to disseminate our results, they shall be disseminated at various levels that is the local, national and also at international levels so that we can be in a position to capture a large audience. The information shall also be disseminated at the newspaper so that people can be in a position to access this particular information. (Teie, 2000). At the local level, the results shall be disseminated at a farmer’s seminar which is conducted every month. It is in this seminar whereby the farmers will be in a position to know the various ways which can be used to fight fires in the farms. At the national and also at international level, the report shall be disseminated through the internet whereby many people not only those at UE but also people from allover the world so that they can be in a position to know the various ways which they can use to fight fires. (Teie, 2000). Conclusion Fighting fires is one of the important ways which many people need to know. This is because this is one of the uncertain risks which so many people experience hence the need to know the various ways which can be used in trying to put off the fires. So research on the various methods which can be used to put off fires in farms shall be of great importance to so many people and not only the farmers alone. Reference Pyne, S 2000, UAE fires: management on wild lands and forests. Durham, NC. Butler, W 2000, Fire behaviors. UAE departments of agriculture. UAE. Michael, W 1997, Principles of foam fire fighting, Fire protection publications. UAE. Teie, W 2000, Fire fighters handbook. 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