Analysis of Effective Factors in Acceptance and Development of Sustainable Agricultural Methods, From the Viewpoints of Wheat Farmers

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Associate Professor, Tarbiat Modares University

Abstract

This study investigated various factors affecting the acceptance of sustainable agricultural methods from the viewpoint of Wheat farmers of Tabriz province. This study is the kind of descriptive - correlation. Statistical population included the Wheat farmers of Ajay Chay Village of Tabriz province (N=120). 80 people were selected by cluster sampling technique as a simple random sample (n=80).  Research instrument was a questionnaire that the face and content validity were surveyed, corrected and confirmed by a panel of extension and education of agriculture experts. To determine the reliability of the instrument, pre- test was performed and cronbach's alpha coefficient was obtained 0/73. The findings indicate that among the various components evaluated this study, the Wheat farmers knowledge and the acceptance barriers between individual and professional characteristics of Wheat farmers have the meaningful correlation of land parts with the acceptance of sustainable agricultural methods. So, among the above three variables, knowledge barriers and Wheat farmers explain 34 percent of sustainable agricultural methods acceptance.



 

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 47, Issue 1
April 2016
Pages 13-21

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