Investigating The Reasons for Fish Farming among Fish Farmers in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari province

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Graduate MSc. Student, Rural Management,

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The purpose of this research was to analyze the reasons of fish farmer's tendency to fish farming in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari Province. The study was done by using survey method. Statistical population of this study included 263 fish farming units and the number of sample size was estimated 119 units by using Cochran's formula. The sampling has been done in two steps by using proportional random sampling method. First, according to the number of fish farming units in each county, Portion of each county was determined in the sample. Then, among fish farmers of each county the sample was selected randomly. Data gathered by use of questionnaire. The reliability of the scale was estimated by using Cronbach's alpha (= 0.73). Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by views of some faculty members and experts of fishery organization. The data were analyzed using SPSS/win (version 16). Priority ranking of fish farmers regarding the reasons to fish farming showed that the most important factor was personal interest and training course by extension centers were as the last factor. According to factorial analysis, the reasons of tendency to fish farming were classified in 4 groups and they determined 70.77 percent of total variance. Factors extracted from factor analysis according to importance were: personal- social factor, natural factor, economic factor, and education-extension factor. 

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 48, Issue 3
November 2017
Pages 453-463

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