واکاوی عوامل مؤثر بر نگرش کشاورزان نسبت به کشاورزی ارگانیک (مورد مطالعه: شهرستان اسلام آباد غرب)

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی دکتری گروه آموزش کشاورزی، دانشکده مهندسی زراعی و عمران روستایی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی خوزستان، اهواز، ایران

2 دانشیار گروه ترویج و آموزش کشاورزی، دانشکده مهندسی زراعی و عمران روستایی، دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی خوزستان، اهواز، ایران

چکیده

هدف پژوهش توصیفی – همبستگی حاضر واکاوی عوامل مؤثر بر نگرش کشاورزان شهرستان اسلام آباد غرب نسبت به کشاورزی ارگانیک می‌باشد. جامعه آماری مورد مطالعه را تمامی کشاورزان شهرستان اسلام آباد غرب(13910=N)، تشکیل دادند. حجم نمونه با استفاده از جدول بارتلت و همکاران (2001)، 370 نفر تعیین و از روش نمونه‌گیری تصادفی‌طبقه‌ای، استفاده شد. ابزار مورد استفاده در این پژوهش پرسشنامه بود. یافته‌ها حاکی از آن است که کشاورزان شهرستان اسلام آباد غرب نگرش متوسطی نسبت به کشاورزی ارگانیک دارند(میانگین= 6/3 از 5 و انحراف معیار= 8/0). نتایج حاصل از تحلیل مسیر با استفاده از نرم‌افزار AMOS نیز نشان داد که متغیر درآمد کشاورزان(78/0=β)، بیش‌ترین تأثیر را بر نگرش کشاورزان شهرستان اسلام آباد غرب نسبت به کشاورزی ارگانیک، داراست. پس از آن نیز متغیرهایی چون شرکت در کلاس‌های ترویجی مرتبط با کشاورزی ارگانیک(55/0=β)، میزان دسترسی کشاورزان به کانال‌های ارتباطی(42/0=β)، دانش و آگاهی کشاورزان نسبت به کشاورزی ارگانیک(35/0=β)، میزان حمایت‌های اقتصادی و فنی دولت(32/0=β) و وضعیت بازار محصولات ارگانیک(19/0=β)، بیش‌ترین تأثیر را بر کشاورزان شهرستان اسلام آباد غرب نسبت به کشاورزی ارگانیک، دارا هستند و به ترتیب در اولویت‌های بعدی این تأثیر قرار می‌گیرند.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Analysis the Factors Affecting Farmers' Attitudes Toward Organic Farming (The case of Islamabad city)

نویسندگان [English]

  • Soheila Pourjavid 1
  • Mansour Ghanian 2
1 Ph.D Student of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Ahvaz, Iran
چکیده [English]

The main aim current of the descriptive-correlational study was Analysis the factors affecting farmers' attitudes in Islamabad city, toward organic farming. The statistical population of this study was comprised of farmers in Islamabad city (N = 13910). The sample size was 370 using a table Bartlett et al. (2001), and stratified random sampling was used. Data were collected by questionnaire. According to findings, farmers in Islamabad have a moderate attitude towards organic agriculture (mean = 3.6, SD = 0.8). The result of path analysis showed that the variable of Farmers' income had the most significant effect on the farmers attitudes towards organic farming (β= 0.78). Furthermore, the other variables like: Participation in extension courses related to organic farming (β= 0.55), The farmers' access to communication channels (β=0.42), Farmers' knowledge of organic farming (β=0.35), The economic and technical support to government (β=0.32) and the organic market (β= 0.19), had the most effects on the farmers attitudes towards organic farming and respectively ranked in other priorities.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Attitude
  • Sustainable Development
  • organic farming
  • Islamabad City

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تحقیقات اقتصاد و توسعه کشاورزی ایران
دوره 50، شماره 2
تیر 1398
صفحه 367-381

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