Mohammad Sadegh Ebrahimi Koohbone; Esmaieal Izad
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Tourism development in rural areas is one of the main strategies to achieve rural development. The aim of this descriptive-analytical study is to analyze the impact of rural tourism in the socio-economic development of rural areas (Kesselian County) of Mazandaran province. Data collected using 190 questionnaires ...
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Tourism development in rural areas is one of the main strategies to achieve rural development. The aim of this descriptive-analytical study is to analyze the impact of rural tourism in the socio-economic development of rural areas (Kesselian County) of Mazandaran province. Data collected using 190 questionnaires determined using Cochrane formula. The validity of the questionnaires were confirmed by Cronbach Alpha equal to 0.796. The results show that there is significant positive relationship between rural tourism and improve in rural household income, health, sewage and waste disposal systems as well as development of rural homes and roads. The factor analysis results show that the best important positive effects of rural tourism in rural areas are infrastructural development, economic development and development of employment; and main negative effects of rural tourism in rural areas are destruction of the business environment, increased of social abnormalities and destruction of cultural environment.
Shahab Mirzaie; Mehdi Nooripoor
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The aim of this research was to assess socio-economic impacts of Henna culture in rural regions of Mohammad-Abad Township of Ghalehganj County. Thus, a causal- comparative research method was used in this study. To select research sample, at first 20 villages were selected as the main Henna growing areas. ...
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The aim of this research was to assess socio-economic impacts of Henna culture in rural regions of Mohammad-Abad Township of Ghalehganj County. Thus, a causal- comparative research method was used in this study. To select research sample, at first 20 villages were selected as the main Henna growing areas. Then, Numerical Taxonomy technique was used to select homogenous regions between them. In this study, farmers were divided into three groups i.e. Henna growers, non-Henna growers in villages with Henna growing and non-Henna growers in villages without Henna growing. Research population included 1241 farmers that about 298 ones of them were selected as research sample using Kerjecie and Morgan random sampling table and stratified random sampling technique. Also, a researcher designed questionnaire was used to collect data which its validity was verified using face validity procedure and its reliability was either verified calculating Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient (from 0.63 to 0.93). The comparison of current situation of socio economic criteria between the supposed groups showed that Henna growers have a better socio- economic status. To ensure that if this difference is the result of Henna growing, Covariance analysis was used. Final results also verified that Henna growing have had statistically significant and positive effects on socio- economic status of the respondents.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Mojgan Khoshmaram; Nematollah Shiri; Leyla Sharafi
Hossien Rahimzadeh; Mehdi Charmchian Langerodi
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In order to participate in the watershed plans, the effective factors should be considered. The study aimed at investigating the role of villagers' attitudes to watershed plans on their participation (Case study: Saeed abad Kiasar Watershed). This study is a practical research that do in the form of ...
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In order to participate in the watershed plans, the effective factors should be considered. The study aimed at investigating the role of villagers' attitudes to watershed plans on their participation (Case study: Saeed abad Kiasar Watershed). This study is a practical research that do in the form of correlation-descriptive method. Statistical population comprised head of families (N= 343) from saeedabad watershed basin. The sample size was calculated using the Cochran formula in an attempt to recruit 157 individuals as prospective participants. The stratified random sampling was employed in this study. A questionnaire was used to collect data; its validity was confirmed by experts and scholars. Cronbach's alpha was reported between 0.75-0.89 for the questionnaire. The average number of times in training courses has been 1 times. The average participation of villagers in watershed plans and attitude were at a high level. The regression analysis showed that 29 percent participation variance was explained by attitude. According to the achieved results of the research, It is recommended that by carefully planning and creating a favorable attitude in villagers, their participation in the design, implementation and evaluation of watershed plans can be used.
Rural Development
Masoud Alipanah; faezeh gharari
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This research was conducted to evaluate and compare the performance of a hybrid silkworm breeding with three varieties of mulberry leaves. This hybrid as a basic hybrid maternal Japanese are rearing in provinces of Khorasans. In this study, the hybrids with different levels of leaves from Kenmochi with ...
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This research was conducted to evaluate and compare the performance of a hybrid silkworm breeding with three varieties of mulberry leaves. This hybrid as a basic hybrid maternal Japanese are rearing in provinces of Khorasans. In this study, the hybrids with different levels of leaves from Kenmochi with red fruit، native berry withe whit fruit and black berry was examined. The parameters measured were: feed intak, feed digestion, the consumption ability, feed digestability, conversion ratio, cocoon weigh, special number of cocoon, specific cocoon weight, weight of usless cocoon, efficiency of feed consumption to cocoon shell, efficiency of digestive feeding to cocoon shell weight, efficiency 0f digestive feeding to cocoon weight and efficiency of feed consumption to cocoon weight. The results showed silkworms that consumed leaves of kenmochi had better performance. Also, they had better performance for traits special number cocoon, especially cocoon weight, cocoon shell weight, feed efficiency to cocoon shell weight, feed efficiency to cocoon weight.
Abdolmajid Papzan; Shahpar Garvandi
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Family farming system is the most important agrarian system in Kermanshah province. The review shows that few studies have focused on vulnerability in Kermanshah's family farming system; while assessments of vulnerability can provide an important guide to programmers and decision makers on resource allocation ...
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Family farming system is the most important agrarian system in Kermanshah province. The review shows that few studies have focused on vulnerability in Kermanshah's family farming system; while assessments of vulnerability can provide an important guide to programmers and decision makers on resource allocation at various levels, and it can improve public awareness of risks. So, the main purpose of this paper is to assess economic, social, and environmental vulnerability by Fledbrugge & Von Braun formula. Wheat farmers in Kermanshah province were the target population for this study. Using a three-stage sampling, 247 wheat farmers were selected. A five point Likert scaling showed that coping of farmers are less than their hazard perception in the farming, Also more investigation revealed that family farming system have more vulnerability in the environmental (mean of 3.25), economic (mean of 3.20) & social (mean of 3.11) aspects.
Rural Development
esmaeil aliakbari; reza mokhtarimalakabadi; chamran mousavi
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The concept of livability has emerged alongside sustainability as a slogan in public discourse and planning. In relation to the creation or preservation of cities, planners and policymakers cite the concept of livability as a guiding principle for investment and decision-making and shaping the urban ...
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The concept of livability has emerged alongside sustainability as a slogan in public discourse and planning. In relation to the creation or preservation of cities, planners and policymakers cite the concept of livability as a guiding principle for investment and decision-making and shaping the urban social, economic, physical and biological environment, and livability. Are considered the standard of living and the general desirability of people living in a settlement like the city. One of the basic preconditions for planning in order to improve the quality of life and increase the level of sustainability in various communities is to identify the factors and elements that provide and affect urban viability that play a major role in strategic planning of the government. The present study aims to determine a framework for urban biodiability by evaluating strategic factors. The type of research is descriptive, analytical and survey according to the applied-development goal and in terms of nature and method. The information and data required for the research have been collected using documentary and field methods and from the opinions of experts. In order to analyze the data, Excel and SPSS software were used and to determine strategies and viability strategies, the SWOT model was used. Findings indicate that the city of Yasuj with a total of 29 strengths and opportunities with a weight score of 3.15 and 4.01, respectively, as advantages, has great potential for viability in various dimensions. But at the same time, 30 weaknesses and threats facing this region with a weight score of 3.49 and 3.44, respectively, as limitations show that it also faces challenges and problems. Therefore, raising the score of opportunities and weaknesses (OW) according to experts, the most important strategy for officials to make better use of opportunities and strengthen strengths and reduce weaknesses and prevent harm is a review strategy.
Mina Sadeghzadeh; Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari; Mohammad Hossain Ansari
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Access and use of sustainable asset can improve farmer economics status and farmers livelihood affected by capitals quantity and balance between these capitals. The main purpose of this descriptive-conductive research was to analysis sustainability asset in paddy systems of Rasht city. Statistical population ...
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Access and use of sustainable asset can improve farmer economics status and farmers livelihood affected by capitals quantity and balance between these capitals. The main purpose of this descriptive-conductive research was to analysis sustainability asset in paddy systems of Rasht city. Statistical population of this research contained of all paddy farmers of Rasht township in 1392 (N= 84772), where sample size determines by Krejcie and Morgan sample size (n= 401). The questionnaire included 42 indicators and 13 components for five sustainable livelihoods capitals (physical, human, social, financial and natural). Content and face validity of research tool was obtained by a panel of experts. In order to obtain reliability of questionnaire, Coder- Richardson was used (0.96). The results show that human capital has highest level among five sustainable capitals. Physical capital, social capital, financial capital and natural capital ranked in order. Total component indicators for physical, human, financial, social and natural capitals calculated 1.03, 1.361, 0.866 and 0.8, respectively. This results show that improve in current capitals of rural areas would help to sustainability of paddy cultivation systems.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Mohammad Sadegh Ebrahimi; Hhasan Asadi KHob
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In the past decade, developments in economic, social, governing the country's population on the one hand and knowledge of the immigration movement has been severe and in some areas this displacement is associated with greater severity. Among the main causes of rural migration to cities is the issue of ...
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In the past decade, developments in economic, social, governing the country's population on the one hand and knowledge of the immigration movement has been severe and in some areas this displacement is associated with greater severity. Among the main causes of rural migration to cities is the issue of employment. Because one of the main reasons for migration unemployment and the nature of jobs The structural weaknesses in rural areas causes the villagers to gain better opportunities and seek to improve social conditions - economic and welfare of their lives to migrate to urban areas. Because the majority of jobs in rural areas are agriculture, investment and migration to the agricultural sector can reduce, eliminate unemployment and improve the welfare of the villagers. This study investigated the role and importance of agriculture in rural life and avoid the crowds in the city where Bahmai County has been made. The field research was a sample of 120 was calculated. The results show that the development of the agricultural sector is decreased by reducing rural-urban migration of rural income gap that the city has. Given the intensity of migration in this region, farmers were more lasting than other rural populations. According to the survey results, it is emphasized that the government's policy on investment and greater attention to agriculture as well as creating employment in rural areas seem to be necessary.
Rural Development
Nasibe hosseini; sadegh asghari
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Empowerment of rural households is one of the most important goals in all rural development plans as it is impossible to achieve without empowering the less affluent segments of society. Therefore, this research attempted to investigate the barriers and limitations to economic empowerment of rural households ...
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Empowerment of rural households is one of the most important goals in all rural development plans as it is impossible to achieve without empowering the less affluent segments of society. Therefore, this research attempted to investigate the barriers and limitations to economic empowerment of rural households in the Central and Zeberkhan Districts of Nishapur County. The research method was a descriptive-analytic documentary field research. The required data were collected by completing village and household questionnaires and completing the field observation form. Rural households living in the study area (33041 households) constitute the statistical population of this study and the sample size has been determined using the Cochran's formula, 373 heads of households. Data analysis was performed using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique by Expert Choice software. Statistical and spatial analyses were carried out by SPSS and ArcGIS. The findings showed that there were sever or extremely sever barriers and limitations to the economic empowerment of 49.3% of the studied households. On the other hand, the results of comparing the average level of influence of the factors in the occurrence or intensification of barriers and limitations of economic empowerment of rural households confirm that indicators related to the lack of job opportunities with a coefficient of 0.1733, low income and uncertainty of its stability with a coefficient of 0.1661 and the weakness of resources and the inadequacy of production methods with a coefficient of 0.0501, are the most influential factors in the occurrence or intensification of obstacles and restrictions, respectively.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Mahnaz mohammadzadeh; Hussein Shaban fami; naser motiee; mohamadreza sanjabi
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During recent years, animal organic productions have been of interest to producers, policy makers and consumers around the world. The aim of the present study is identification of organic milk production difficulties in the Ardabil province by using the cross – correlation method. The population ...
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During recent years, animal organic productions have been of interest to producers, policy makers and consumers around the world. The aim of the present study is identification of organic milk production difficulties in the Ardabil province by using the cross – correlation method. The population under study included 200 livestock experts and consultancy company staff of this province and the effective sample size used was 120 that was obtained by Cochran statistics. The sampling and selection technique used for choosing the sample society was the stratified random sampling technique. The main tool of data collection was a questionnaire whose validity was not only confirmed by experts but its Cronbach alpha coefficient was 95%. The results showed that the 9 main difficulties were inefficiencies of institutional infrastructure, research infrastructure, market infrastructure, development and implementation of guidelines, cultural and psychological inadequacy of infrastructure, existence of production risk, and ineffectiveness of the services offered to producers, inadequacy of knowledge and information ranchers and inefficiency of management of animal units. These items covered 69.75% of the total variation related to the difficulties of organic milk production in this province.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Amir Ahmadpour; Meysam Nouri; Mehdi Alikhani Dado Kolaei
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Extension experts who play an active role at the operational level are required to have some indispensable competencies to enable them to provide the rural community with some high quality, applicable and important educational programs. Accordingly, the study sought to analyze the components of ...
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Extension experts who play an active role at the operational level are required to have some indispensable competencies to enable them to provide the rural community with some high quality, applicable and important educational programs. Accordingly, the study sought to analyze the components of professional qualifications for agricultural extension experts’ operational level. This study is a descriptive and survey research. The statistical population (Agricultural Extension Experts in Operational Levels) was comprised of 290 persons. And the proportional stratified sampling using Krejcie-Morgan Table was applied and 165 subjects were selected. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, and its content validity was approved by agricultural extension experts and by using KMO coefficient and Bartlett’s Test giving a reliability of )KMO=0.737(. The data analysis results showed that seven extracted factors of (research factors, technical-professional factors, teaching factors, managerial factors, personality factors, communication factors and virtual technology factors) explain 63.691% of the total variance of the professional competencies for agriculture extension experts’ operational levels in the province. The findings indicate that based on scientific methods of research, assessment of needs, planning and assessment, and in-service training workshops implementation for experts seem to be necessary. Distinctive attention should be practiced by Agriculture Organization to improve agents’ skills in a variety of crops cultivation and in working with software and agricultural applications.
Tourism
hadi niazi; mohammad javad safaee; reza khosrobeigi bozchloye; jalal tahere ghasem abadi
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The plan Villages of the destination of Tourism, in addition to its impact on the local community's economy and culture, has a measurable impact on the environment, adjacents, and even its geographical area. Examining and exploring these effects can help to solve the problems of tourism institutionalization ...
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The plan Villages of the destination of Tourism, in addition to its impact on the local community's economy and culture, has a measurable impact on the environment, adjacents, and even its geographical area. Examining and exploring these effects can help to solve the problems of tourism institutionalization in target villages, as well as managing the impacts of the challenges and opportunities of this adjacent. The purpose of this study was to investigate the economic, socio-cultural effects of adjacents of Mahmudi and Iraqi villages on Roein Tourism Village. The statistical population consists of two neighboring villages of Rouen, 300 of them were selected using Cochran formula as random sample. In this regard, The survey method was used by using a questionnaire. The questionnaires were provided by specialists and its reliability was obtained using Cronbach's alphabet for various dimensions. Descriptive statistics and averages. Data were analyzed using one-sample t-test in SPSS software. According to the results of the adjacent study of Mahmoudi and Iraqi villages with the village of Rouen, the economic impacts with the average (3.418) are positively evaluated. In the social and cultural context with the mean (2.9321), the overall and relative moderate trend towards the median theoretical It has been considered that rural tourism in the village of Roein Tourism has been able to influence the economy, community and culture of adjacenting Mahmoudi and Iraqi villages. Finally, it is suggested that in such areas, which are susceptible and widespread in terms of tourist attractions, Tourism is aimed at the participation of all villages in these areas.
Rural Development
mojteba Okati; mahmoud ahmadpour borazjani; Valliollah Sarani
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Establishing food security of households is one of the goals of economic, social and cultural development programs of the country and therefore it is important to estimate the level of household food security. In the present study, food security of rural areas of Zahak city was assessed using Coping ...
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Establishing food security of households is one of the goals of economic, social and cultural development programs of the country and therefore it is important to estimate the level of household food security. In the present study, food security of rural areas of Zahak city was assessed using Coping Strategy Index in 2015 and 2016. The results showed that about 80% of the studied households are in poor nutrition and have used strategies to cope with food insecurity. In addition, the variables of annual income, household head occupation, type of household head occupant, rural to urban distance, number of households, access to mobile phones and household head addiction status are among the factors affecting food security level. Accordingly, effective steps can be taken to achieve the desired level of food security by trying to empower the villagers, improve the job situation and income of the head of the household and raise the level of awareness of the people by agricultural promoters.
Geography and plan
Shahram Amir Entekhabi; Hadi Gharagozloo; Eyvaz Amini
Abstract
The master plan is an official document for the physical development of rural settlements. It can play a special and effective role in the development of the country's villages and improving the lives of the villagers, have less attention to its effects on the quality of life of residents. Therefore, ...
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The master plan is an official document for the physical development of rural settlements. It can play a special and effective role in the development of the country's villages and improving the lives of the villagers, have less attention to its effects on the quality of life of residents. Therefore, in the present study, an attempt has been made to study and evaluate the effects of the implementation of the pilot project on improving the quality of life of rural communities. The statistical population of the study included all inhabited villages (49 villages) in Khalajistan district. 10 villages were selected from two groups with project implementation and no project implementation as a statistical sample by "probabilistic classification" method. To measure quality of life, 38 items from four dimensions (environmental, economic, social and physical) were selected as criteria. Data were collected through a questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS software by Mann-Whitney test and the effect. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by several professors and rural planning experts and its reliability was calculated by SPSS software and its rate was 0.78. The results of calculating the effect show that the implementation of the project in the physical dimension, had the most effect (0.67) and the economic dimension had the least effect (0.30) in the villages with the implementation of the project. To classify the severity of the effect according to Cohen's criterion, the effect on each of the environmental, economic and social dimensions was moderate, and on the physical dimension was high. Therefore, there is a significant difference between the two groups in physical, environmental, social and economic dimensions. Also, the implementation of the plan had the greatest effect on the physical dimension and the least effect on the economic dimension. According to Cohen's criterion, the amount of effect in the physical dimension was "high" and in the environmental, social and economic dimensions was "moderate". Therefore, in order to prepare and implement development plans and projects, attention should be paid to the capabilities of the villages and proper knowledge of the people and the region.
Geography and plan
Ehsan Taghizadeh Tousi; Mohammad Rasti; Al Gholam Veloujerdi; Malek Omidi
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In this study, the potential of using wind power in Torbat Heydarieh and the surrounding villages was evaluated, and the necessity of creating a windbreak in the rural areas of this city has been investigated. Due to the existence of wind power site in Neyshabour, the potential of wind power in Torbat ...
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In this study, the potential of using wind power in Torbat Heydarieh and the surrounding villages was evaluated, and the necessity of creating a windbreak in the rural areas of this city has been investigated. Due to the existence of wind power site in Neyshabour, the potential of wind power in Torbat Heydarieh and its surrounding villages has been investigated by comparing wind speed between Torbat Heydarieh and Neyshabour. Therefore, the wind velocity graphs between Torbat Heydarieh and Neyshabour during 11 years were drawn to analyze the wind speed (as the wind power), which have shown the comparison. Moreover, the necessity of building a wind power unit in the villages around Torbat Heydarieh and its direct and indirect effects on sustainable development of the village were analyzed. The wind speeds were compared in the two cities by using the point – line data of the Meteorological Organization. Each point represents the average of monthly data, and each line represents the daily change in wind speed. Data was taken in eight hours during a day. By analyzing the wind velocity at 32120 consecutive times, it was found that: The means wind speed in the Torbat Heydarieh during the last 11 years (2006 to 2016) are always greater than the maximum wind speed in Neyshabour. Therefore, the results of this study indicate that the Torbat Heydarieh, especially the villages on its outskirts, has the potential to build a power plant for using wind power.
Geography and plan
fateme nemati jowzeghani; Vahid Riahi
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One of the main tasks of planners in rural region is to allocate land to different uses according to the function and the impact of each function on each other. The aim of this study is to investigate usage progression of rural fields. The research method is descriptive and analytical, which has been ...
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One of the main tasks of planners in rural region is to allocate land to different uses according to the function and the impact of each function on each other. The aim of this study is to investigate usage progression of rural fields. The research method is descriptive and analytical, which has been studied using a map and a questionnaire. In this land study, conversion function have been studied in four villages: Jozghan, Hosseini, Soran and Kohjeh of Kuhsangi village, during the last 20 years. Which has examined land usage changes around the villages by preparing a map in ENVI and ARC MAP software. In addition, to investigate the conversions within the rural ground and evaluate the compatibility of these changes through a questionnaire that was fulfilled by 60 endemic persons using purposive random sampling and analyzed using SPSS software. The results show that in the first 10 years of the research, the highest growth of land usage conversion occurred in residential use and the least change was in non-vegetation land and in residential usage, rangeland was with the least change in usage in the second 10 years of research unlike to others in the first 10 years. Also, by evaluating the conversion indicator of compatibility indicator with using the three components of public security, village vision and environment, the results are as follows: according to the public security and village vision, residential-religious usage are more compatible than other usages and due to environment, Greenbelt is more compatible than other usages
Agricultural Extension and Education
Bahman Khosravipour; Mona Dorani; Omid Mehrab Ghoochani
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The main purpose of the present study is to measure the food insecurity status of the Bawi Township in the Khuzestan province. This is a cross sectional descriptive study. The population used in this study included all of the rural families in the central part of the Bawi district. Among them, 198 people ...
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The main purpose of the present study is to measure the food insecurity status of the Bawi Township in the Khuzestan province. This is a cross sectional descriptive study. The population used in this study included all of the rural families in the central part of the Bawi district. Among them, 198 people were selected using the convenience sampling method. Data was collected by using the Radimer-Cornel questionnaire. The results revealed that in total only 12 percent of the respondents were food secure and 87 percent experienced on of the forms of food insecurity such as food insecurity without hunger, with medium hunger and with serious hunger. The results also showed that the highest frequency was related to food insecure without hunger. The results showed that women are in a more food insecure situation than men. Also, the educational level of the heads of households led to a difference in the household's food insecurity. In addition, the results showed that income entered the regression equation of factors affecting household food insecurity and determined 29% of the variation of the variance of the dependent variable.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Fatemeh Rahimi; Masoud Yazdanpanah; Masoumeh Forouzani; Saeed Mohammadzadeh; Rob Burton
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The goal of this study is to investigate farmers’ intentions and behavior regarding water conservation in the Aleshtar County based on social capital. The statistical population in this study consisted of 6000 farmers living in the Aleshtar county A sample of 360 farmers were selected from this ...
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The goal of this study is to investigate farmers’ intentions and behavior regarding water conservation in the Aleshtar County based on social capital. The statistical population in this study consisted of 6000 farmers living in the Aleshtar county A sample of 360 farmers were selected from this population based on Krejcie and Morgan’s Table. Sampling was done by using the stratified random sampling method. Regression analysis of social factors indicated that trust in public institutions, external communication and value of life are the most important factors to predict the intention for agricultural water conservation. The results revealed that these variables on the whole could predict 40 % of the variations in intentions for agricultural water conservation. Furthermore, tolerance of variation and external communications were significantly useful to predict farmers’ water conservation behavior as well. Totally, if these variables are used, we can predict 41% of variations in farmers’ water conservational behavior. Finally, based on the research results, suggestions for better use of water by farmers have been provided.
Agricultural Extension and Education
mariyeh sahraie; Kiumars Zarafshani
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Entrepreneurial enterprises have the potential to create new business opportunities and provide alternative income sources for rural populations. Vermicompost production provides diversified income for farmers using livestock manure as well as agricultural residues and household wastes. The economic, ...
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Entrepreneurial enterprises have the potential to create new business opportunities and provide alternative income sources for rural populations. Vermicompost production provides diversified income for farmers using livestock manure as well as agricultural residues and household wastes. The economic, social, cultural, and environmental importance of vermicompost technology has made it a unique opportunity for rural households to maintain food security and sustainable livelihood. However, this technology has not yet been diffused across rural population in the Kermanshah Province. Therefore, the purpose of this design was to determine the constraints and challenges of vermicompost technology development in the case of active sites in the Kermanshah Province by using a qualitative study and a well-established theoretical approach. The population for this study comprised of all vermicompost producers in the Kermanshah province (N=52). A purposeful sample of 21 producers with a minimum of two years of experience in vermicompost production participated in the study. Data was collected using deep and semi-structured interviews. Open, axial, and selective coding was used to analyze the data. The results revealed that the following constraints and challenges impede the development of vermicompost technology: low production during the winter, high prices for the customers, lack of technical and marketing skills among the producers, lack of efficient support and monitoring, weak adoption process due to cultural beliefs, and inefficient extension and diffusion by public institutions.
Geography and plan
Mohammad Mehtari Arani; Abolfazl Baghbani Arani; Yasser Maghsoudi Ganjeh; Saed Abdolmanafi
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The aim of this study is to examine and rank the factors affecting branding of agricultural products in Isfahan’s rural cooperative companies. This research study is applied in terms of its purpose and field survey research in terms of its nature and method. The statistical population consists ...
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The aim of this study is to examine and rank the factors affecting branding of agricultural products in Isfahan’s rural cooperative companies. This research study is applied in terms of its purpose and field survey research in terms of its nature and method. The statistical population consists of managers of rural cooperative companies in the Isfahan province with 150 companies in 2018, of which 110 were selected at random according to the Krejcie & Morgan Table. The data gathering tool in this research study was a standard questionnaire consisting of 44 questions. The Cronbach's alpha for this questionnaire was 0.78. In this study, the SPSS software package, Spearman correlation test and regression analysis were used to analyze the collected data. Also, Friedman test was used to rank the effective factors (barriers and drivers) on potato in three groups of government, producer and consumer in the sample. The results of the research study showed that the factors influencing brand-building are government, producer and consumer, respectively. The results of regression test indicate the effect of 32, 24 and 22 percent of government, producer and consumer role on potato product branding. Government-supported leverage, lending facilities, and the requirements for branding of agricultural products are among the most influential factors in the state. The results also showed that the factors affecting branding from the perspective of producers including awareness of branding with a positive effect on the price of potatoes and the cost of brand creation have a negative effect on product branding. In addition, the final consumer is also affected by the quality and packaging components with a positive impact, and the single sale of the product and the price has a negative effect on the brand-name product of potato.
Geography and plan
Hasanali Jahantigh; Aliakbar Anabestani; Mahmoudreza Mirlotfi; Omid Ali Kharazmi
Abstract
In the current period, the creative village approach as a new perspective on rural development seeks to provide a quality and creative living environment in rural areas. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to extract the characteristics of creative villages in rural settlements of Sistan region ...
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In the current period, the creative village approach as a new perspective on rural development seeks to provide a quality and creative living environment in rural areas. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to extract the characteristics of creative villages in rural settlements of Sistan region and to identify key effective drivers for expanding the fields of rural creativity. For this purpose, the cross-section analysis method was used. The required information was extracted in the form of Delphi questionnaire using the opinion of experts and the key drivers affecting the creativity of villagers were identified. The study sample includes 26 experts in Sistan region who were purposefully selected. The results show that a total of 69 indicators affect tourism in Sistan, of which 18 indicators were selected as key drivers. Out of 18 drivers, 6 had the most impact and the least impact, including "Trust in educated people in decision-making and management", "Welcoming and accepting creativity by local villagers in the area", "Support of villagers and local officials from projects" "Entrepreneurship presented in the rural environment", "entry of villagers into new and innovative activities", "the ability of local managers to lead the village in the development of creative village" and "development of creative ideas to improve public participation". So creative village approach as a useful approach to removing barriers to development in rural settlements is suggested.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Mahdi Babaeian; Abolfazl Tavassoli; Yasser Esmailian
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This study was conducted to investigate the ability of carbon sequestration in barley and to determine the global warming potential of this product in the cropping year 2020-2021 in rural areas Shirvan city. For this purpose, systematic random sampling was performed in 30 farms from 0-30 cm soil depth ...
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This study was conducted to investigate the ability of carbon sequestration in barley and to determine the global warming potential of this product in the cropping year 2020-2021 in rural areas Shirvan city. For this purpose, systematic random sampling was performed in 30 farms from 0-30 cm soil depth and consumption inputs were obtained through face-to-face questionnaire. The results showed that the soil carbon sequestration capacity in barley farms was equal to 1.74 ton/ha-1. Comparison of conversion coefficient of plant organs showed that spike had a higher conversion coefficient of 22.4% than root. The carbon sequestration capacity of spike, stem and barley root was determined as 1297.20, 620.62 and 114.00 kg.ha-1, respectively. Among the inputs, diesel fuel with an average of 552.70 kg.ha-1 had the highest role and electricity with an average of 6.85 kg.ha-1 had the least role in greenhouse gas emissions. Among greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide with 1135.79 kg.ha-1 had the highest share. The total global warming potential of one hectare of barley in Shirvan city was 1147.31 kg equivalent of carbon dioxide. The amount of carbon footprint obtained for the total plant biomass was equal to 0.28 kg equivalent to carbon dioxide per kg of barley biomass. In general, the obtained results showed that the barley product has an acceptable carbon sequestration capacity and is a suitable crop to be included in the model program of rural areas. Based on the results of this research, part of the gross production of rural areas of Shirvan city will be achieved through the cultivation of barley in marginal lands with low production capacity, which will play an important role in the development of these areas.
Rural Development
Najmeh Jamali; Mohammad Reza Gharib; Fatemeh Semsar Kermani; Sajjad Nikkhah ChamanAbad
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A decentralization process is a technique to increasing employment in deprived and less developed areas that are emphasized in the first to fourth Iranian development plan. To accomplish this, they must have a proper and useful function for the growth of the surrounding settlements. Decentralization ...
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A decentralization process is a technique to increasing employment in deprived and less developed areas that are emphasized in the first to fourth Iranian development plan. To accomplish this, they must have a proper and useful function for the growth of the surrounding settlements. Decentralization from cities to rural areas provides the foundation for power distribution, which is a clear example of economic development in action. One of the issues that organizations have always faced is finding out how to maximize efficiency and use individuals' full potential to fulfill corporate goals. The goal of this paper is to examine the impact of oil firm employee empowerment on the economic structure from the perspective of villagers using an AHP modeling approach and empowerment criteria. In terms of purpose, the research is applied, and descriptive-survey data gathering is used. The study's statistical population consists of all Torbat Heydariyeh Oil Company personnel. To acquire research data, a standard empowerment questionnaire was employed. The k-s test and Cronbach's alpha were used to confirm the questionnaire, and the regression correlation coefficient method was employed for final validation. According to research, the most It has an effect on human resource empowerment in the criterion of empowerment of workplace index, in the criterion of the criticality of morale and belonging of the organization, in the criterion of the feasibility of morale and belonging of the organization, and finally in the criterion of interest and willingness to work, index of information, knowledge, and job skills.
Agricultural Extension and Education
ali pazhuhan; Ahmadreza Ommani; Cyrus Salmanzadeh
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Abstract The present study was aimed at analyzing the barriers against wheat farmers' participation in the formation of water users association within the framework of a descriptive survey. The sample of this study included 375 wheat farmers in Dez irrigation system who were selected through random cluster ...
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Abstract The present study was aimed at analyzing the barriers against wheat farmers' participation in the formation of water users association within the framework of a descriptive survey. The sample of this study included 375 wheat farmers in Dez irrigation system who were selected through random cluster sampling and were studied through a questionnaire. The reliability index of this questionnaire was estimated to be 0.89. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the experts and scholars in the field. After the participants filled the questionnaires and the data were collected, the SPSS software package was used to analyze the data. In addition, the results of factor analysis related to the items of barriers led to the extraction of four barriers. These barriers, in order of importance, include the lack of proper infrastructures and economic facilities, social barriers, inadequate structural characteristics and lack of risk-taking, local organizations and lack of attention to extension activities that explain 60.78 percent of the variance of all the barriers.
