Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Factors Affecting Knowledge and Attitude of Farmers toward Relative Advantage of Crops in Garmsar County

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
maryam ghasemi 1
Mehrdad Niknami 2
Hamed Rafiee 3
1 Graduated Student of Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran.
2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor of Economics and Ag. Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
10.22059/ijaedr.2019.274619.668707
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting knowledge and attitude of farmers toward relative advantage of crops in Garmsar County. The study was performed by causal-relative method. The population of this research was 13825 farmers in Garmsar County, which 380 was estimated as sample size by Morgan Table. The main tool of the study was a questionnaire, which its validity was confirmed by a panel of faculty members and the reliability was obtained by pilot test. The result showed that most of farmers toward crop farming of advantage relative were lower-middle knowledge, but upper- middle attitude. Results of the logit analysis of factors affecting knowledge of farmers toward relative advantage of crops farming showed that level of literacy, number of attendance in extension classes, number of extension visits had positive impacts, but contact to extension agent had negative impact. Results of the logit analysis of factors affecting on attitude also showed that level of literacy, number of attendance in extension classes, number of extension visits and farming income in past year had positive impacts, but contact to extension agents and number of land plot holding farmer had negative impact.
Keywords
Relative Advantage؛ Knowledge؛ Attitude
Crops؛ Garmsar
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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 50, Issue 4
Autumn 2019
Pages 677-690