An investigation of factors affecting the farmers’ empowerment in Mazandaran province, Iran
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
The overall aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting the empowerment of farmers in Mazandaran province, Iran. To achieve this aim, farmers’ empowerment indicators, affecting factors on farmers’ empowerment, solutions and barriers to empowering farmers were identified in Mazandaran province. Mazandaran province has 16 townships and 299 villages. The statistical population included 1368233 farmers living in the Mazandaran province, Iran. Farmers were selected through stratified random sampling technique. The sample size was determined using Cochran’s formula. As sample of 299 farmers were taken randomly. To run the appropriate analyses, SPSS software was employed. In order to investigate the reliability of research questionnaire, 30 farmers were randomly selected and they completed the questionnaire. Also cronbach’s alpha and ordinal theta were 0.91 and 0.91 respectively. The mean of farmers’ age and their farming experiences were respectively 49.31 and 25.58 years. Also, 22 percent of farmers’ empowerment variance was determined through four factors of farmers’ loan sources, solutions (positive factors), training methods and obstacles. The banks were the most important farmers’ loan source. Among the solutions (positive factors), providing credits and loans to farmers was the most important in the farmers’ empowerment in Mazandaran province. Low literacy level serves as the main obstacle in empowering farmers. The most useful method to empower the farmers was take parting in farmer field school.
Authors and Affiliations
Mehdi Charmchian Langerodi| Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran.Mcharmchian2004@yahoo.com
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP5411
- DOI -
- Views 351
- Downloads 15
The Effects of Teaching Self-regulation Learning Models on the Educational Procrastination among Girl Students at Bu Ali Sina University
The purpose of this research is to study the effects of teaching self regulation learning strategies on educational procrastination among girl students at BuAliSina University. This research is a half-tentative study. Fi...
Biodiesel Fuel Production From Resdual Animal Fat as An Inedible And Inexpensive Feedstock
In agricultural parts, the main consumers of fuel are diesel engines and agricultural machinery. Between agricultural Machineries Tractors and combines are the greatest consumers of diesel fuel. Bio-diesel is an alternat...
Effect of two strains of antagonistic yeasts in combination with silicon against two isolates of Penicillium expansum on apple fruit
The potential of two antagonistic yeasts Candida membranifaciens (A4) and Pichia guilliermondii (A6) lonely and in combination with different concentration of Silicon (Si) 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5% w/v were investigated for...
Poetry, the Fifth Art (The Development of Aesthetics in Persian Poetry)
The author has, in the present article focused on putting forward a concise definition of art and its various types. He has discussed the relationship between art and beauty to, then speak of the link between poetry and...
The Search of Justice in Adib Al Mamalek Poetry
Current resistance literature of Iran has been divided to three eras of conditional, Pahlavi and Islamic revolution. One of the pioneers of current resistance literature is Mirza Mohammad SadeghAdib AlMolkFarahani. He is...