Identifying and explaining the obstacles to agricultural development from the perspective of farmers in the deprived area of Hamadan province

Author

• Hajar Vahdat Moadab

PhD Student of Agricultural development, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

10.30495/jzpm.2023.30459.4106

Abstract

Knowing the bottlenecks of agriculture is the first step in other fundamental planning in order to solve the problems of deprived areas and balanced development. The purpose of this study is to identify barriers to agricultural development from the perspective of farmers in Kaboudrahang city in Hamadan province. The statistical population of the study was active farmers in 10 villages of Kaboudrahang. Using the Cochran's formula, the sample size was estimated and selected 288 people. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, to ensure the validity of the questionnaire from the experts' point of view and to calculate its level and level of reliability, Cronbach's alpha method has been used. The value of 0.89 is obtained, which indicates the validity of the questionnaire. Based on the results obtained in relation to barriers to agricultural development in the study area, 43 variables were summarized in 7 factors (economic, natural, infrastructure, socio-cultural, educational-promotional, institutional and technical) using factor analysis technique. The results showed from the farmers' point of view, the economic factor was the first obstacle to the development of agriculture in the region. The sum of these factors explained 61.6% of the variance of agricultural development barriers in Kaboudrahang city. The results show that the agricultural sector of the deprived region of Hamadan province is facing economic problems and lack of investment resources to fulfill the goals of the development plans. To compensate for this problem, it is necessary to improve investment security. Based on the results, it is recommended to prepare a land use plan specific to the region in the agricultural sector and then modify the support policies in accordance with these plans so that the government based on the advantages of the city to support producers.

Keywords

• Agricultural Development
• Barriers to Agricultural Development
• Kaboudrahang County

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