Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

nalysis Farm Management Skills in Traditional and Mechanized Lands of Gilan Province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Aida Mirbagheri 1
Zhila Daneshvar ameri 2
Khalil Kalantari 3
1 MSc. Student, Agricultural Management and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Agricultural Management and Development, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
3 Professor, Department of Agricultural Management and Development, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
10.22059/ijaedr.2018.251084.668553
Abstract
Farmers need managerial skills to survive in a highly competitive business environment so that they can make informed decisions and implement changes that will move the operation towards predictable goals. This study was performed to Analysis and comparison Farm Management Skills in Traditional and Mechanized lands of Gilan province. The population consisted of traditional paddy land and farmers are covered by the plan. The samples were chosen using stratified random sampling method. Number of 150 traditional paddy land and 200 paddy land mechanized as the sample size was determined and the data were collected. The validity of the questionnaire was evaluated by the faculty members of department of Agricultural Management and Development at University of Tehran and reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test (In Traditional lands 0.947, in Mechanized lands 0.927). Data analysis was performed using SPSS win18. Results showed that the majority of the ability farmers in field management skills in both groups was moderate and low (86.7% in traditional lands and 77% in Mechanized land). The results of Friedman test in evaluating the importance of farm management skills showed that the planning skill and goal setting were the most and resources mobilization had the lowest mean among farm management skills in traditional and equipped lands.
Keywords
Farm management
skill
traditional lands
mechanized lands
Gilan province
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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 50, Issue 4
Autumn 2019
Pages 723-736