Rural Development
mojteba Okati; mahmoud ahmadpour borazjani; Valliollah Sarani
Abstract
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.
Agri Eco.
Shoja Mousapour; Mahmoud Ahmadpour; Ahmad Ali Kheikha; Mohammad Reza Sasouli; valiollah Sarani
Abstract
The Khabr National Park is the most important national park that is located in the South East of the country. It benefits from a great deal of animal and plant biodiversity and climate variability that are of great importance for rural recreation. Therefore, the National Park's valuation ...
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The Khabr National Park is the most important national park that is located in the South East of the country. It benefits from a great deal of animal and plant biodiversity and climate variability that are of great importance for rural recreation. Therefore, the National Park's valuation could explain its importance to the rural people and the tourists inside the park.as well as affect the decisions of the managers. The main aim of this study is to estimate the value of protecting the natural resources of this national park. The Logit model and a dual two-part selection method was used in order to investigate the factors affecting rural people and tourists’ willingness to pay. The data needed for this research study was collected by completing questionnaires and interviews with 228 persons from local people and tourists in 2015. This activity was carried out for three months using the Cochran general formula and random sampling was used. The results showed that factors such as gender, education, previous participation in promotional classes, participation in state institutions, being a local resident and income have a positive and significant effect while age and the proposed amount have a negative and significant effect on local people's willingness to pay (WTP). The per person’s average willingness to pay is about 180 thousand Rials and the per family’s average willingness to pay is about 800 thousand Rials per month. The results show that the rural people and the tourists inside the park and other tourists place a high value on the natural resources. Therefore, it is recommended that politicians and policy-makers pay special attention to these natural resources and invest more on maintaining and improving the quality of these resources.
