Agricultural Extension and Education
Somayeh Amrikochomi; SHahla CHoobchian; Hasan Sadighi
Abstract
Agriculture and its related activities have characteristics that make them vulnerable to multiple and unpredictable risks and damages that could cause extensive problems. Risk management is of great importance and a risk management tool in agriculture is agricultural product insurance. , Insurance is ...
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Agriculture and its related activities have characteristics that make them vulnerable to multiple and unpredictable risks and damages that could cause extensive problems. Risk management is of great importance and a risk management tool in agriculture is agricultural product insurance. , Insurance is the best mechanism to solve the many problems of farmers. The aim of this study is "Analysis of factors affecting the development of horticulture products insurance (palm and orange) in the south Kerman province". Data were collected by questionnaire and the statistical population included 2022 of gardeners of south Kerman (Jiroft city and Kahnooj). The sample size was 324 people and the convenience sampling technique was used to select samples for the research. The questionnaire’s reliability through Cronbach's alpha was obtained. Linear regression analysis showed that among the studied variables, four factors including economic factor, knowledge, attitude towards horticulture products insurance and the risk taking of the farmers, had the greatest impact on the horticulture products insurance, totally 54 percent of the dependent variable was explained. Given that, economic factor is known as the most important factor in the development of horticultural crops insurance. It is suggested that the amount of compensation to horticultural products be revised and specified compensation in the contract be paid on time to the farmers. Also, according to field observations, it should be mentioned that most of the farmers were unaware of agricultural loans. Therefore, in order to further increase the awareness of farmers in this area, immediate actions should be taken and governments can play a significant role in this respect. collectively 54 percent of the dependent variable was explained. Given that, economic factor known as the most important factor in the development of horticultural crops insurance, it is suggested that the amount of compensation to horticultural products be revised and specified compensation in the contract be payed on time to the farmers.
Agricultural Extension and Education
mohammad reza bakhshi; Majid Ranai; Asadollah Zamanipour; Mahmood Fal Soleyman
Abstract
Farming joint stock companies are currently growing and spread of this type of Farming Systems is already on the agenda of government. In this paper, the shareholders’ satisfaction from the performance of farming joint stock companies was evaluated. To this end, Correlation and Regression techniques ...
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Farming joint stock companies are currently growing and spread of this type of Farming Systems is already on the agenda of government. In this paper, the shareholders’ satisfaction from the performance of farming joint stock companies was evaluated. To this end, Correlation and Regression techniques were used. This research is an applied one with a descriptive-analytical approach. For collecting data, two techniques of documentary and surveying method have been used. The population of this study consisted of all 1899 shareholders of four old Farming Joint Stock companies, out of which 325 members determined as sample using Cochran Formula and stratified random sampling technique. The analysis of data was done by using SPSS software. Satisfaction was estimated at four levels: unsatisfied, relatively unsatisfied, satisfied and very satisfied. Research findings indicated 48/1 and 17/9 percent of shareholders were "satisfied" and "very satisfied", respectively, from the performance of farming joint stock companies. Members’ satisfaction from the performance of farming joint stock companies was evaluated at moderate to high level. There was a statistically significant relationship between "participation in decision making","Mode of the personnel behavior","appointment of competent persons","Diversity of products" and "shareholders’ satisfaction" level. Results of regression analysis revealed that education level, the amount of dividends, participation in decision-making and appointment of competent persons explains 83 percent of changes that occur at the level of shareholders satisfaction.