University of Tehran Press Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research 2008-4838 45 3 2014 09 23 Farmers' educational needs assessment related to quality management of agricultural products (Case study: Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari Province) Farmers' educational needs assessment related to quality management of agricultural products (Case study: Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari Province) 439 449 53162 10.22059/ijaedr.2014.53162 FA Ebrahim Mardani MSc. Student, Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Expert of Education and Instructor, Institute of Education, Science and Apply, Jihad Keshavarzi, Iran Gholam Reza Pezishki Rad Associate Professor, Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran Journal Article 2011 04 27 The purpose of this study was to assess educational needs of Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari's farmers related to quality management of agricultural products. The research method was descriptive-correlational. 398 farmers have been selected through random and multi stage stratified sampling method. The questionnaire of Borich's needs assessment model was used to collecting data. Findings of study show the priority of farmer's educational needs as follow: 1. Storage of agricultural products, 2. Process of agricultural products, 3. Packing agricultural products, 4. Familiarity with the customer's behavior, 5. Marketing skills of agricultural products, 6. Agricultural practices influencing the quality of products. The amount of correlational coefficients indicates that there is significant and direct relationship between age and agricultural experience with the rate of educational needs. A significant but reverse relationship between farmers' education years and monthly income with the rate of their educational needs have been found. No significant relationships between land tenure size with the rate of educational need has been found. The purpose of this study was to assess educational needs of Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari's farmers related to quality management of agricultural products. The research method was descriptive-correlational. 398 farmers have been selected through random and multi stage stratified sampling method. The questionnaire of Borich's needs assessment model was used to collecting data. Findings of study show the priority of farmer's educational needs as follow: 1. Storage of agricultural products, 2. Process of agricultural products, 3. Packing agricultural products, 4. Familiarity with the customer's behavior, 5. Marketing skills of agricultural products, 6. Agricultural practices influencing the quality of products. The amount of correlational coefficients indicates that there is significant and direct relationship between age and agricultural experience with the rate of educational needs. A significant but reverse relationship between farmers' education years and monthly income with the rate of their educational needs have been found. No significant relationships between land tenure size with the rate of educational need has been found. https://ijaedr.ut.ac.ir/article_53162_76c33deeeda9fe7949c7fd44661906cf.pdf