Geography and plan
Hamid Shayan; Maryam Ghasemi; Hooreye Havayi
Abstract
Today, water is one of the greatest challenges of the present century and is the source of many changes in the world. Since the distribution of water resources and rainfall is generally disproportionate, storage and transfer on a micro scale, as well as between water basins in the form of water schemes ...
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Today, water is one of the greatest challenges of the present century and is the source of many changes in the world. Since the distribution of water resources and rainfall is generally disproportionate, storage and transfer on a micro scale, as well as between water basins in the form of water schemes for collection, transmission is necessary for the balanced development of human activities. Therefore, the optimal and correct use of water resources and preventing their loss is very important. The present study seeks to identify the most important effects of small-scale local projects of water control and transfer on the development of rural economy in the territory of Neishabour city and identify the problems facing them. The research method is descriptive-analytical. The number of samples is 165 shares per pool water or dam, which was determined by using formula N0 according to the number of water shareholders. According to the obtained results, the creation of small-scale and local plans to control and transfer water has increased the level of power of the rural economy, especially in the agricultural sector. Because the efficiency and area of agricultural and garden lands have increased significantly after the creation of small-scale and local plans for water control and transfer. There are also problems such as disputes over water sharing, destruction by strangers and lack of capital, poor cooperation between owners and funding, lack of security, surface water management and financial problems in this area
Agri Eco.
Ali Rasoolian; Hossein Hakimpour; Mehdi Mahmoodzadeh
Abstract
Studies have shown that foreign direct investment has significant effects on macroeconomic variables including tax revenue growth, inflation rate, liquidity growth rate, exchange rate, economic growth growth, employment growth, reduced imports and export development. Meanwhile, the economy of rural areas ...
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Studies have shown that foreign direct investment has significant effects on macroeconomic variables including tax revenue growth, inflation rate, liquidity growth rate, exchange rate, economic growth growth, employment growth, reduced imports and export development. Meanwhile, the economy of rural areas plays an important role in attracting foreign capital due to its high share in employment and the existence of abundant capacities in the capital conversion and complementary industries. In Iran, Khorasan Razavi is one of the leading provinces in attracting foreign investment due to its unique potentials, especially in rural areas and areas with an industrial agriculture approach. This study aims to investigate the role of marketing mixes on attracting foreign investment in villages and economic sectors prone to attracting capital in Khorasan Razavi. Required information by completing a questionnaire from 30 experts and economic elites in government and private sector with emphasis on provincial agencies related to rural and university economics and other necessary information from 25 companies active in areas related to products A village in this field was collected by available sampling method in 2021. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, the sequential logit economic model and network analysis model were used. The results showed that the company's activity history in attracting investment, education of the CEO or CEO, advertising costs, research and development per year, marketing mixes, marketing strategies and ensuring investment security in attracting foreign capital by companies. Are in transition. However, macroeconomic indicators and government governance behaviors and policies also have a large impact. In the end, marketing mixes were prioritized in order to attract foreign investment.
Rural Development
Ebrahim ghaed; Mohammadtaher Ahmadi Shadmehri; Habib Shirafkan lamso; Haniye Hossainzadeh
Abstract
The rural areas of Iran are known as the most important hubs for the production of agricultural products. Considering that income distribution has an effect on the level of poverty and economic well-being of rural people, knowing the factors affecting how income is distributed in the rural areas of the ...
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The rural areas of Iran are known as the most important hubs for the production of agricultural products. Considering that income distribution has an effect on the level of poverty and economic well-being of rural people, knowing the factors affecting how income is distributed in the rural areas of the country will be necessary to develop poverty alleviation policies. Identifying these factors will pave the way for appropriate measures in the first place to improve the pattern of rural income distribution and in the second place to reduce rural poverty in Iran. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of trade liberalization and the quality of human resources on the Gini coefficient in rural areas of Iran for the period of 1971-2020. For this analysis, Vector Autoregressive Model, Johansson-Juselius method Engel-Granger method and Vector Error Correction Model are used. The findings of the research based on The coefficient of the error correction method indicates that about 0.61 of the short-term imbalance is adjusted in each period to achieve the long-term equilibrium, and it can be said that in the long-term, a one percent increase in the variables. The quality of human resources (literacy rate of farmers) and the relative income of agriculture causes a decrease of 2.78 and 2.03 percent in the inequality of income distribution, respectively, and a one percent increase in the economic growth variables of the agricultural sector, the government's construction expenditures for agriculture, the index The degree of commercial openness and the ratio of agricultural investment cause an increase of 68%, 0.51%, 2.85% and 1.18% respectively in the inequality of income distribution, and among the types of variables mentioned, the effect of the index of the degree of commercial openness on the inequality of distribution income is more compared to other variables.
Rural Development
fatemeh kazemiyeh; Asma Eidi
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of villagers with the implementation of the Hadi project using the Kano model in Qara Aghajkooh village of Urmia city. The statistical population of the study consisted of all heads of households in Qara Aghajkooh village, 204 of whom were selected ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the satisfaction of villagers with the implementation of the Hadi project using the Kano model in Qara Aghajkooh village of Urmia city. The statistical population of the study consisted of all heads of households in Qara Aghajkooh village, 204 of whom were selected and evaluated using the Krejcie-Morgan table as a sample. The research tool was a KANO couple questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by experts in the field. To evaluate the reliability, 30 out-of-sample questionnaires were completed and the Cronbach's alpha value was 0.883, which indicated the optimal reliability of the questionnaire. Factors Affecting Villagers' Satisfaction with the Implementation of the Master Plan According to the Kano model, they were classified into three sections: functional, basic and motivational requirements. Findings from Kano model showed that the highest level of satisfaction of villagers with the implementation of the master plan in the field of meeting the basic needs of the factor of standardization of structures with a coefficient of satisfaction of 0.55 and the lowest level of factor garbage collection and disposal with a satisfaction coefficient of 0.08. Also, among the factors of functional requirements, the highest level of satisfaction was allocated to the factor of increasing the tendency to work in the service sector of the village with a satisfaction coefficient of 0.88 and the lowest amount to the factor of attention to historical and cultural values of the village with a satisfaction coefficient of 0.62. In the group of motivational requirements, the highest and lowest levels of satisfaction are related to the factor of increasing land prices with a satisfaction coefficient of 0.92 and increasing the amount of investment in rural areas and new economic opportunities with a satisfaction coefficient of 0.75, respectively. In order to improve the factors related to the three groups, the priority is first with the basic requirements, then the functional requirements and finally the motivational requirements.
Rural Development
Abolfazl Tavassoli; Sayed Mohammad Reza Sayed Hosseini; Alireza Abdeh
Abstract
Production of oilseed crops plays an important role in saving foreign exchange, accelerating the process of economic development, security and food independence of the country. Also, villages are always mentioned as one of the powerful and effective components in facilitating and accelerating the process ...
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Production of oilseed crops plays an important role in saving foreign exchange, accelerating the process of economic development, security and food independence of the country. Also, villages are always mentioned as one of the powerful and effective components in facilitating and accelerating the process of economic development of the country. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of presenting a strategic plan for the cultivation of oilseed crops in the sustainable development of rural areas of Sistan region by SWOT method. In this research, four important oilseed crops of the region including sesame, safflower, rapeseed and sunflower were studied. This research is theoretical and applied from aim aspect; and it is descriptive-analytical from content aspect. The data collection tool in this study was a questionnaire. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the mentioned goal were examined from the perspective of researchers, managers and experts of Jihad-e-Agriculture organization and also farmers of oilseed crops using a questionnaire and interviews. Based on the results of the research, it was observed that the main strategy of the mentioned goal is an aggressive strategy. This strategy is a combination of strengths and opportunities, which among the internal factors, strengths; and among external factors, opportunities were identified as the dominant part. Therefore, according to the research results, it was concluded that the main priorities for achieving sustainable rural development are "increasing the guaranteed price", "providing low-interest bank facilities for planting oilseeds" and "allocating subsidies to purchase machinery of planting and harvesting of oilseed crops".
Rural Development
Sadegh Asghari Lafmejani; mahdi masoumi; nasrin norouzi
Abstract
Handicraft products can may way for more income in rural areas. Given the importance of handicraft products in the livelihood of rural households in Iranshahr County, the aim of this study was to investigate the constraints the rural women experience in producing handicrafts in the villages of this county. ...
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Handicraft products can may way for more income in rural areas. Given the importance of handicraft products in the livelihood of rural households in Iranshahr County, the aim of this study was to investigate the constraints the rural women experience in producing handicrafts in the villages of this county. This research was conducted in a descriptive and causal-comparative methods. To achieve the desired goals, in addition to document analysis and initial field visits, a wide range of indicators were introduced. Then, according to the research indicators, household questionnaires were prepared to collect the essential data on the households making handicrafts. The population of the study included all craftswomen active in the production of handicrafts living in villages with more than 50 households in Iranshahr County. As 9008 households live in these villages, using the Cochran's formula (with a margin of error equal to 0.05), 376 households as the sample size were calculated; the sample households were selected in a simple random sampling method in proportion to frequency of households living in the sample villages. The research questionnaires were completed by craftswomen or girls involved in handicraft production in the sample households. For data analysis, FAHP and GRA software and statistical tests in SPSS were used. Findings confirm that economic barriers with a mean of 3.24 are the most important constraints on the handicraft producers in the villages of Iranshahr County, as the severity of economic, social and institutional constraints were 74.2, 12.8 and 22.8, respectively among the households which ranked as severe or very severe. The results of GRA showed that the study villages have a completely different situation in severity of the constraints on craftswomen. According to the research results, it is suggested to establish and strengthen cooperatives and private companies to support the production and marketing of handicraft products and remove the constraints craftswomen face in the production of handicrafts.
Geography and plan
ahmad taghdisi; mohamad nilforosh
Abstract
Home-based businesses in rural areas are very important for their survival and non-migration, and its study can be valuable for sustainable employment and, consequently, sustainable development. This is very important in areas with a large number of villages with a large population and often without ...
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Home-based businesses in rural areas are very important for their survival and non-migration, and its study can be valuable for sustainable employment and, consequently, sustainable development. This is very important in areas with a large number of villages with a large population and often without a fixed income, including rural areas of Isfahan province.The purpose of this article is the effect of home-based businesses on economic structure from the perspective of villagers with a structural equation modeling approach. The present research is applied research in terms of purpose and descriptive-causal research in nature. The statistical population of the study includes all villagers working in home-based businesses in Isfahan province, which according to the Statistics Center of Iran in November 2016 was 296581 people. Cochran's formula was used to calculate the statistical sample size, based on which the sample size is equal to 384 households were estimated. Then, using probabilistic sampling method, questionnaires were distributed among 95 villages in Isfahan province that were randomly selected in 1398. The results show that the measured validity of all five measurement models as well as the second-order five-factor model is acceptable for surveying home-based businesses. Finally, production boom (0.30), increase in investment (0.18), improvement of business environment (0.66), reduction of villagers' debt (0.46) and reduction of migration (0.22) are among the factor burdens. Explains.
Geography and plan
Siavash Ataei; Hassan Hassan Afrakhteh,; Hossein Tavakoli Kojani
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the position of modern rural management (performance of councils and villagers) in the economic and social developments of Kahrizak rural settlements. The analytical research method is based on library, documentary and field studies. The statistical population ...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the position of modern rural management (performance of councils and villagers) in the economic and social developments of Kahrizak rural settlements. The analytical research method is based on library, documentary and field studies. The statistical population of the study is the residents of Kahrizak district villages who have a high population and have a council and a village council. The total population of households in the studied villages is (5913) people. Therefore, based on the Cochran's formula, 360 families were selected as the sample population. Also, 20 specialists were selected based on purposive sampling. The results of the Spearman correlation coefficient and the existence of weak correlation indicate the fact that there is no positive and significant relationship between the performance of councils and villages and the economic and social developments of Kahrizak rural settlements. Furthermore, the results of Mamdani fuzzy ranking for spatial analysis of economic and social developments in rural areas of Kahrizak with emphasis on the performance of councils and villagers showed, respectively, villages (Gol Hesar, Ghamsar, Dehno, Darsonabad, Nouchman Zamin Castle) has been characterized by moderate downward economic and social developments with emphasis on modern rural management, as well as villages (Ismailabad, Salmanabad, Qaisarabad, Kabirabad, Jahanabad, Torquzabad, Khairabad, Azimabad) shows a very low level of economic and social developments.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Mahnaz Mohammadzadeh; Hossein Shabanali Fami; Moslem Savari; Mahsa Motaghed; Mosayab Baghaee; samira afshari
Abstract
Drought is one of the most serious natural disasters in terms of extent and magnitude of the economic damage it entails and the irreparable damages it causes to the agricultural sector and the water resources of the country. This research study was conducted to investigate water management solutions ...
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Drought is one of the most serious natural disasters in terms of extent and magnitude of the economic damage it entails and the irreparable damages it causes to the agricultural sector and the water resources of the country. This research study was conducted to investigate water management solutions by small scale farmers in drought conditions in the Isfahan province. This study is based on the nature of quantitative research, it is of the non-exponential type in terms of control of variables, and it is done by the descriptive-correlation method in terms of method and it is in the form of applied research. The statistical population consists of all small-scale farmers in the Isfahan province and the study was done in drought conditions. According to the statistics center of Iran, the total number of small scale farmers in the Isfahan province is about 166030 people. The sample size in this group was selected to be 394 people using the Morgan’s table. The sample size in this group was determined using Morgan table and a sample of 394 persons were chosen by the proportional allocation method. The main instrument for collecting data is a questionnaire whose face validity was confirmed by professors and its reliability was confirmed by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.95). The results show that small-scale farmers use various methods for water management in dealing with droughts that were identified through factor analysis in three categories of water management, farm-management, technical management, information management and social capital management.
Geography and plan
Yaghoub Esfaram; Hasan Estehkam; Maryam Shamanyan; Reza Asadi
Abstract
In the last few decades, the concept of quality of life as one of the most fundamental development concepts that addresses the evaluation of individual and community’s well-being has attracted the scholars, the planners and the governments. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the effects ...
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In the last few decades, the concept of quality of life as one of the most fundamental development concepts that addresses the evaluation of individual and community’s well-being has attracted the scholars, the planners and the governments. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the effects of the market orientation on the components of the quality of life in the Piran rural district. The method of this research is descriptive-analytic based on field data. The statistical population in this research is the villages of the Piran village which are subject to the central district of Piranshahr. The method of selecting villages in this research was based on their distance from the border market. The villages were divided into three categories according to their distance to the border market. Three villages were selected from each category. In order to complete the questionnaires, fifteen heads of households were considered equally in each village. A total of 135 questionnaires were completed by the samples. The findings showed that based on the views of the studied community, the quality of education, the quality of leisure time, the quality of health, and hygiene are all lower than the average. The border market did not have any impact on the improvement of these components of quality of life. The quality of infrastructure, employment and income, and the quality of the residential environment are moderately evaluated, suggesting that the border market has somewhat affected these components. Moreover, the results indicate that the village of Shin Abad is the highest and Badabad village has the lowest quality of life.
Agricultural Extension and Education
bahram imani; Soheyla Bakhtar; Saied Jafari
Abstract
Organic farming is a holistic production management system which enhances agro ecosystem health by maintaining and enhancing biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. However, there are many obstacles in the way of implementing this system. . Hence, identifying the barriers and promoters ...
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Organic farming is a holistic production management system which enhances agro ecosystem health by maintaining and enhancing biodiversity, biological cycles and soil biological activity. However, there are many obstacles in the way of implementing this system. . Hence, identifying the barriers and promoters of rural perspective is essential. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the aspects of rural communities in relation with the barriers and promoters of organic farming. This research study is an applied research that is based on a descriptive analytical approach. The statistical population used in this study consists of 64 villages with over 20 households in the central part of the city of Ardabil with a total population of 50039. According to the Cochran formula, the sample size was estimated to be 356. In order to gather the required information library and field methods were used. The indicators that were designed for preparing the questionnaire were economic, technical-information, management and social factors in two dimensions of restrictive and leading factors in the form of 42 variables. The SPSS19 and Lisrel software packages were used in order to analyze the data. Based on the results, among the organic farming restrictions, social factors had the maximum amount of restricting effect and economic factors had the minimum amount of restricting effect. Among the promoting factors, technical and informational factors had the greatest impact on the advancement of organic agriculture and the economic factors had the least impact.
Agricultural Extension and Education
mahdieh pourjafarabadi; atemeh pourebrahimi; hamid heydari mokarar; nima safarpour
Abstract
Agricultural processing industries in rural areas could bring the benefits of efficiency of products, increased employment and reduced agricultural waste. However, the success of the packaging for processing industries in the developing rural economy depends on the choice of the best location for the ...
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Agricultural processing industries in rural areas could bring the benefits of efficiency of products, increased employment and reduced agricultural waste. However, the success of the packaging for processing industries in the developing rural economy depends on the choice of the best location for the establishment of related industries. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal location of processing industries - depending on the direction of economic development in rural saffron packaging in the Torbat city. Information was collected in two ways from a library. The population of the study area was in the fields of Torbat city. 19 villages were selected as samples using Cochran formula, 356 households were defined as households in the sample. Then to locate the packaging processing industries for saffron use of index of localization of the human dimension was considered normal. The data collected for analysis was gathered by using questionnaires, and the AHP model and SPSS software package were used. In this regard, the results suggest that the correlation between processing industries - depending on the size of saffron and economic development in the rural fields is based on research. Thus, the best location for saffron processing industries in the region, the villages and Colonel Asad were identified considering the natural conditions and human factors (fertile soil, access roads, etc.).
Agricultural Extension and Education
saleh shahrokhi sardo; mosa mahmoodiberam; Ali sina Moolai; Nasser Agha abasi
Abstract
A better understanding of geographical phenomena and scientific comprehending of geographical locations requires comprehensive information about these areas. In addition, the awareness of the spatial distribution and development levels are considered as prerequisites for rural development plans and programs. ...
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A better understanding of geographical phenomena and scientific comprehending of geographical locations requires comprehensive information about these areas. In addition, the awareness of the spatial distribution and development levels are considered as prerequisites for rural development plans and programs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the development levels of rural areas in Koohrang County. Statistical population was over ten households selected among rural areas (132 villages) in Koohrang County. The required secondary data were collected and designed from the statistical yearbook of Koohrang County in 2011. In this study, a combination method of VIKOR-AHP was used to measure level of development in the villages. In addition, in order to determine the optimal distribution of indices, the Gini coefficient was used. Data processing was conducted using MATLAB7.10 and Expert Choice software. Results showed that the highest and lowest degrees of development (0.994 and 0.005) were related to "Castle of Ali-Abad" and "Dezak-Cheshmeh" villages, respectively. Moreover, results indicated that there was the unfavorable development in the study area (with average of 0. 217 in the range 0-1) in a way that most of the villages (21.46%) with 53.39% of the population in the area were completely undeveloped. Furthermore, the results based on Gini coefficient and coefficient of variability revealed that the conventional indices of rural development weren't distributed properly. Therefore, it is necessary to have special review and reconsider to determine the main service centers based on settlements hierarchical system.
Ahmad Abedi Sarvestani
Abstract
Economic pressure caused production and efficiency has been considering as major goals in agriculture. Indeed agriculture is not merely a job to make money but it is a way of life which is important regards to its cultural, social and environmental functions. With structural changes in agriculture and ...
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Economic pressure caused production and efficiency has been considering as major goals in agriculture. Indeed agriculture is not merely a job to make money but it is a way of life which is important regards to its cultural, social and environmental functions. With structural changes in agriculture and moving towards big farms and industrial agriculture, the number of family farms is decreasing. These changes have raised questions about its social impact on rural development. This study aims to explain the importance of protecting family farms from social point of view of sustainable development. Furthermore, agricultural experts’ opinion on this matter has been examined. The method consisted of a library study with a survey research in which a statistical sample of 53 agricultural experts was selected randomly from agricultural experts of central organization of Jihad-e-Agriculture in Golestan province. Data collected through questionnaire which its validity and reliability confirmed through face validity and Cronbach’s alpha (α=.74) respectively. Findings indicated that family farming is not only a way for life but also could help to make sustainable occupation, establish social justice, improve food security, conserve environment, increase farmers’ choices, enhance value and ethical virtues and sustain rural communities. However, the survey results indicated that agricultural experts do not have a good attitude in this regard. Based on findings, it is suggested that preservation of family farms be carefully considered in the process of rural development in order to have the important functions of this way of life for rural communities.
Mostafa Arabi; Mahdi Khodaparast Mashhadi
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This paper has calculated some of the most important indexes of social welfare, changes and income inequality including, Gini coefficient, docile ratio, Engel coefficient, social welfare, household real costs per capita, gap between urban and rural consumption and poverty line in the rural areas, using ...
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This paper has calculated some of the most important indexes of social welfare, changes and income inequality including, Gini coefficient, docile ratio, Engel coefficient, social welfare, household real costs per capita, gap between urban and rural consumption and poverty line in the rural areas, using cost statistics and income household during 2005-2011. The research findings show that income inequality based on calculated indexes has fluctuations both in the rural areas of the country and north Khorasan Province but reduced considerably in 2011. North Khorasan Province shows unequal income distribution during the studied period compared to the country. Also the results reveal that social welfare indexes in the rural areas, have had a descending trend both in north Khorasan Province and in the country, but rural areas of north Khorasan Province have been in the worse situation. Furthermore poverty line has had an ascending trend which one of the main reasons of this increase has been the high rate of inflation.
Morteza Ashrafi; Mahmoud Hooshmand; Ali Keramatzadeh
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Regarding the current situation of the country and importance role of the rural community in balanced development and also due to the problems and issues which this society is facing to, rural sustainable development seems necessary. This study aims to investigate agricultural sustainability development ...
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Regarding the current situation of the country and importance role of the rural community in balanced development and also due to the problems and issues which this society is facing to, rural sustainable development seems necessary. This study aims to investigate agricultural sustainability development as a case study in Kashmar village and classifies villages in three sustainable, unsustainable and semi sustainable. Statistics and information were collected from the department of agriculture and data collected by 187 questionnaires from farmers and 14 questionnaires from experts 2008-9 and 2012-13. In order to assess the sustainability, economic, social and environmental indicators have been used. Calculating indicators and giving weight to each indicator, agreement programming approach was used to classify villages in each rural district. The results showed that during the studied period, sustainable development indicators have been improved in villages and rural areas have proceeded to the world sustainable development.
