Document Type : Original Research

Authors

• Tahereh Maleki ¹
• parviz golparvar ²
• shapur zarifian ³

¹ PhD. Student, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development University of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran

² Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development University of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran

³ Associate Professor in Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Tabriz, East Azerbaijan, Iran

Abstract

Rural entrepreneurship, as an economic force for sustainable rural development plays a key role in the achievement of social and economic development in a society. One of the best examples of rural entrepreneurship is rural micro business that creates jobs, generate wealth and contribute to a more equitable distribution of income that much attention has been paid by rural development experts to it, recently. But, unfortunately, based on evidence, development of rural micro businesses in our country has faced many challenges. Therefore, the purpose of this survey research was to determine the Barriers Factors for developing rural micro-businesses. 130 head of household was selected using stratified random sampling technique. The results of factor analysis showed, four factors instance: the weakness of socio-cultural structure that affecting on rural entrepreneurship, technical-Protective barriers, Manufacturing-marketing barriers, institutional-legal barriers determined 59.4 percent of total variance barriers to rural micro business development. The results of this study have practical implications for is entrepreneurship policy – makers due to resolve rural micro business barriers and provide required strategies for developing them.

Keywords

• Rural Eentrepreneurship
• Rural Micro Business
• Rural People Employment

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Main Subjects

• Agricultural Extension and Education