Investigating the Factors Affecting the Success and Stability of Plant Clinics Activities in Southern districts of Tehran Province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

2 M. Sc. Student of rural Development, Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran

Abstract

This study had been conducted with the aim to investigate the role of managerial, technical and structural factors on the success and stability of plant clinics from the perspective of farmers in southern county of Tehran province. The population of study was the farmers in south of Tehran province (N = 13222). The sample size of 209 was chosen by Bartlett et al., (2001) that among the collected questionnaire 191 of them were useable. The data analysis was performed using SPSS20 and AMOS20 software’s. The descriptive result indicated that 73.3% and 50.3% of respondents respectively had assessed stability and success of plant clinic at moderate level. The result of investigate the factors influencing the success and stability of plant clinics by using structural model showed that the effect of all three managerial, technical and structural and institutional factors were significant on the level of success and stability of plant clinics. These factors explained 60% of the variance of plant clinics level of success in stability agricultural activities as well as 47% of the variance of plant clinics in their stability level among the respondents.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 50, Issue 1
February 2019
Pages 173-188

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