Rural Development
mahnaz mohamadzadeh nasirabadi; mahbobeh hasani; tahereh sharghi
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Today, the issue of health and food quality is one of the challenges facing communities and organic farming as an alternative to conventional agriculture, is growing and expanding rapidly and in the near future the most important and main feature of the presence of agricultural products in global markets. ...
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Today, the issue of health and food quality is one of the challenges facing communities and organic farming as an alternative to conventional agriculture, is growing and expanding rapidly and in the near future the most important and main feature of the presence of agricultural products in global markets. , The supply of products will be free of chemical and organic compounds. This study aims to analyze the components of organic agriculture development from the perspective of agricultural jihad experts in Tehran province. In terms of nature, it is a quantitative research, in terms of the degree of control of variables, it is non-experimental, and in terms of purpose, it is part of applied research and has been done by descriptive-correlation method. The statistical population was all experts of agricultural jihad in Tehran Province who had been employed for at least one year before the research and their number was 200 people. Morgan's table was used to estimate the sample sizes (127 people) that were selected by simple random sampling. In the current research, the main tool for data collection was a questionnaire, which was used to calculate the reliability of the questionnaires, using Cronbach's alpha method and using Spss statistical software. (α=0.94). In this research, in the descriptive analysis section, statistical methods such as frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, profile, median, etc., and in the inferential analysis section, factor analysis method has been used. The results show that various components have an impact on the development process of organic agriculture, which during factor analysis in five categories of economic-supportive components (9.653), educational-knowledge (7.799), technical-promotional (7.766), institutional- Legal (7.152) and research-propaganda (4.258) were summarized, which explained a total of 61.048% of the variance of organic agriculture development components. Therefore, the development of organic agriculture requires factors that require a proper combination of each at the right time and place.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Mehdi Nooripoor; Majid Sedaghati; Mahboubeh Asimeh
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The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze the effects of targeted subsidies in the agricultural sector of Choram County located in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces. The statistical population of the study was 2528 farmers in the central part of Choram County. The approach in this study ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate and analyze the effects of targeted subsidies in the agricultural sector of Choram County located in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces. The statistical population of the study was 2528 farmers in the central part of Choram County. The approach in this study was integrated (qualitative-quantitative). In the qualitative section, data were first collected through in-depth interviews with informed farmers. Data analysis technique in this section, content analysis and the studied sample were selected using purposive sampling until reaching theoretical saturation of 39 people. In the quantitative part of the research, in order to obtain a more comprehensive view of the subsidy targeting plan in the agricultural sector and to understand its effects, secondary data were collected before and after the subsidy targeting. Data analysis in this section was performed with SPSS software. The results of content analysis in the form of three stages of open, axial and selective coding showed that five categories of factors (increase in production costs of agricultural products, increase in economic costs of farmers, decrease in quality of life of farmers, Optimization in the consumption of energy carriers and reduction of environmental pollution) has been of the most important effects of targeted subsidies. The results comparison mean level under cultivation and the yield of agricultural products before and after the targeting of subsidies also showed that level under the cultivation of tomato and green cucumber after targeting subsidies was significantly higher than before and the level under cultivation of rice and wheat crops has decreased, also tomato, rain fed barley and watermelon yielded significantly more than before, while in other products there was no significant statistical difference between the level under the cultivation and yield. Therefore, according to the results of the research, the plan to target agricultural subsidies has not had the desired effect on the agricultural sector. Therefore, it is suggested that the relevant authorities, such as the Ministry of Jihad for Agriculture and the organizations sponsoring pricing, put on the agenda the mechanisms needed to reduce the prices of production inputs and energy carriers.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Hadi Zareie; leila Niroomand; somayeh Tajeek esmaeily
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Production of agricultural products as an effective part in the development of the country in various dimensions is of great importance; However, considering the waste of production of these products in the country, which according to statistics is more than 30% of total production, it seems necessary ...
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Production of agricultural products as an effective part in the development of the country in various dimensions is of great importance; However, considering the waste of production of these products in the country, which according to statistics is more than 30% of total production, it seems necessary to change production methods by aligning farmers and villagers to use new production technologies by them through communication solutions. Participate in urgent action. The statistical population of this study was the promoters working in Khorasan Razavi agricultural jihad and extension assistants related to the agricultural jihad of the province. Based on non-probability sampling, the sample population was selected as described. The "qualitative" and "quantitative" methods used in this research are as follows: At first, in the "qualitative" method, through "in-depth interviews", 15 agricultural workers in the villages of Mashhad were interviewed and the answers provided by the software Maxqda was analyzed and based on these results, the measurement tool was designed with 40 items and 220 agricultural promoters across the province were asked to respond and then the results were analyzed using SPSS software. The purpose of this study is to obtain a model to explain the impact of participatory communication on the use of new production technologies among farmers. All 8 hypotheses in this study were tested and confirmed using variance test and one-way analysis of variance, and finally, using linear regression, the effect of variables was confirmed. It is suggested that agricultural promoters use the knowledge and tools of participatory communication to align farmers to use new production technologies.
Rural Development
Mortea Alahyari; Abolfazl Tavassoli; Mohammad Reza Naghavi
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A research study with direct observational survey was used in order to study the factors influencing migration of villagers in the Charoymaq county – Iran. This study focused on the role of agriculture and the open-ended and closed-ended questionnaire technique were used. The sampling method ...
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A research study with direct observational survey was used in order to study the factors influencing migration of villagers in the Charoymaq county – Iran. This study focused on the role of agriculture and the open-ended and closed-ended questionnaire technique were used. The sampling method used in this study was random cluster sampling and the total number of statistical samples used was chosen to be 200 according to Cochran's test. After collecting data from the questionnaires, descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used for data analysis. According to the results of non-parametric tests to investigate the effect of differences in variables related to individual characteristics including age, sex, education and previous occupation of immigrants on migration status, it was found that all variables are significant. In other words, these factors have a significant effect on migration rate. The main reasons for migration of all the people surveyed were problems in the field of agriculture and labor difficulties and the lack of supportive aspects. On the other hand, although migration in men (53%) is higher than women (16.7%), percentage interest in migration among men (21.3%) is lower than women (41.7%). These results are due to the fact that hardships of life in the countryside and traditional life of agricultures are greater than in that of urban life as women feel. According to the results, the main reasons for migration of Charoymaq villagers to cities are unemployment and low income in villages (38.5%), lack of welfare, health and educational facilities (33.5%) and lack of land and sufficient capital for agriculture (10%). According to Friedman’s test, in order to assess the effect of each factor on immigration, regardless of classification in terms of economic, social, cultural, infrastructural, demographic and environmental factors, in general, they were ranked 47 and overall, more employment opportunities rank first. Moreover, among these factors, drought and water scarcity in the region have also been cited as important factors, and more unemployment in the village appears to be due to a lack of proper agricultural management. In general, due to the pressure on the villagers during the recent droughts to provide the required water in the agricultural sector and lack of investment in controlling surface waters and extracting groundwater has had a major impact on migration. It is suggested that more attention be paid to management and investment in this regard.
Agricultural Extension and Education
Zeynab Mohmedi Karbalaii; Masoud Baradaran; Bahman Khosravipour; Mansour Ghanian
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Improving agriculture, the environment and other sectors in need of passive defense that can effectively help to complete the chain of defense is in the improvement of the agricultural sector. This study is applied for the purpose of gathering data descriptive population study of rural women in two villages ...
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Improving agriculture, the environment and other sectors in need of passive defense that can effectively help to complete the chain of defense is in the improvement of the agricultural sector. This study is applied for the purpose of gathering data descriptive population study of rural women in two villages in the central city of Bavi Khuzestan Tlbovmeh Salieh and the sample size of 736 persons was estimated by using Morgan 250. The data in this study was obtained using a questionnaire designed for the faculty members of the University of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Ramin Khuzestan and the quotas were distributed randomly. Data were analyzed using the software described. Descriptive statistics and coefficient of variation in the average rate in the inferential statistical correlation test, Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the average F. The results of descriptive statistics showed that more rural women with primary education and familiar with the environment are very young and have a lot of faith, but their participation in solving environmental problems is very low. Based on the results of the correlation, age and education level of rural women in their understanding of the importance of agricultural activities passive defense is effective. The results of the test showed that in the comparison between age and level of education, rural women who are young and highly educated with a broad vision have a variety of agricultural activities in the context of agriculture that are passive
Agricultural Extension and Education
Rehaneh soltani moqadas; Masoud Khoran
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Abstract Due to being in mountainous regions, Sarkal County has not developed much either physically or agriculturally. However, its specific climatic conditions have provided an opportunity to establish rainfed vineyards. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potentials and capability of the region ...
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Abstract Due to being in mountainous regions, Sarkal County has not developed much either physically or agriculturally. However, its specific climatic conditions have provided an opportunity to establish rainfed vineyards. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potentials and capability of the region for establishing rainfed vineyards as well as identify the benefits of rainfed vineyards for future planning. For this purpose, a questionnaire was prepared and sent to 83 grape growers in 31 villages. In addition, associated managers were interviewed according to 343 Kookran formula. The current study offers solutions for developing rainfed vineyards, applying the measurement method, case studies, and also enumerating the pros and cons, and opportunities as well as threats based on SWOT. As the next step, the provided solutions were prioritized based on QSPM matrix. The results showed that the solutions for developing rainfed vineyards are kind of aggressive solutions. According to the internal factors assessment Matrix, the final score of 2.52 shows that establishing and developing rainfed vineyards based on internal factors in Sarkal County is highly possible. Moreover, the external factors assessment Matrix with a total score of 3.44 shows that in the present conditions, the development of rainfed vineyards in Sarkal County reinforces the opportunities. Finally, SO6 approach titled “constructing Agro-processing industries to save the vintage and cut down the damages” was selected and introduced using QSPM matrix, which reads.
