Agricultural Extension and Education
Hossein Jaafarzade; Loghman Rashidpour; Solieman Rasouliazar
Abstract
The agricultural sector in the West Azerbaijan province is faced with problems such as lack of capital and investment. Therefore, non-governmental funds for agricultural investment are a suitable solution for correct injection of funds to the agricultural sector. The purpose of this research was to study ...
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The agricultural sector in the West Azerbaijan province is faced with problems such as lack of capital and investment. Therefore, non-governmental funds for agricultural investment are a suitable solution for correct injection of funds to the agricultural sector. The purpose of this research was to study the effects of Agricultural Supporting Fund in the West Azerbaijan province. The research methodology was a descriptive – survey. The statistical population included 173 organizations of fund shareholders from whom 120 samples were determined by using the Kerejcie and Morgan table. The sampling and selection technique used for choosing the sample society was the stratified random sampling technique. The main tool of data collection was simple random sampling. The main tool of data collection was a questionnaire whose validity and reliability was confirmed by experts and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was between 0.712 to 0.935. Data were analyzed by using the SPSS (V.21) software. The R-factor analysis was used to explain the effects of the agricultural supporting fund on agricultural development in the West Azarbaijan province. The results of factor analyses showed that the effects of Agricultural Investment Fund in the West Azerbaijan Province can be classified in 5 effects that include; Economic effects, Social effects, Production effects, Skill effects and Educational effects. These items explained 71.42% of the total variation related to the Agricultural Investment Fund effects in the West Azarbaijan Province.
