Rural Development
Jalal Yavari; Zahra Athari
Abstract
Attention to food security in Iran has always been one of the main goals of rural and agricultural development programs. In this regard, rural households, which are the main suppliers of the country's food, should have proper access to the desired food, while this issue has always faced many challenges. ...
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Attention to food security in Iran has always been one of the main goals of rural and agricultural development programs. In this regard, rural households, which are the main suppliers of the country's food, should have proper access to the desired food, while this issue has always faced many challenges. Therefore, the purpose of this study, which was conducted in the year 2021 with a qualitative method, was to analyze the challenges of food security in rural households. The study population was the heads of rural households in Haft Ashian District from Kermanshah Township (N=375). The main tool of data collection was in-depth interviews with key informants who were studied through purposeful sampling and snowball method (n=35). Analysis of data collected by content analysis method using MAX-QDA12 software led to the identification 44 concepts in the form of 4 main categories. Based on this, the basic challenges of food security in the study area in order of importance include: financial and credit challenges (frequency: 212), weak management and legislation (frequency: 190), socio-cultural challenges (frequency: 183) and the complexity of the nature of agriculture and environmental conditions (frequency: 181). Therefore, improving the income rural households will have important and significant effects on the improvement of food security, and the emphasis and attention of the authorities on financial and credit challenges can be very useful.
mohammad asadolahi; Hossein Agahi; Zahra Athari
Abstract
The presence of recent droughts in Iran is considered to be one of the most important natural hazards that has many effects and consequences, especially in rural areas. The difficulty of livelihood in rural households is one of these consequences. This descriptive-survey study was conducted to analyze ...
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The presence of recent droughts in Iran is considered to be one of the most important natural hazards that has many effects and consequences, especially in rural areas. The difficulty of livelihood in rural households is one of these consequences. This descriptive-survey study was conducted to analyze the factors affecting the livelihoods of rural households during drought in Alashtar town. The analytical framework used in this study is the sustainable livelihood framework. In this study, descriptive, analytical and correlation methods have been used. The statistical population in this research is the total head of rural households in Alastair (N = 7000). According to Krejcie and Morgan table, the sample size of this study is 364 households who were selected by the multi-stage sampling method. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by the professors of the extension and education department of Razi University of Kermanshah and its reliability was confirmed by the Cronbach alpha coefficient. The results showed that the greatest impact on household income is related to social capital and the least is related to financial capital. According to the results, human capital and social capital have had a major impact on the explanation of drought resistance. Moreover with regard to the beta, physical capital plays the most role in predicting drought resistance.
