Analysis of sustainability conditions of greenhouses in southern of Kerman province and effective factors on it

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Faculty member university of Jiroft

2 Professor in Agricultural Extension & Development, University of Tehran. Iran, Major research: Agricultural Development and Management.

3 Professor in Regional Planning, University of Tehran. Iran, Major research: Agricultural Development and Management

4 Professor in Agricultural Extension & Development, University of Tehran. Iran, Major research: Agricultural Development and Management

5 PHD. Agricultural Management

Abstract

The purpose of this paper was to investigate and identify the factors influencing of sustainable agriculture among greenhouse cucumber Growers in the Southern of Kerman province. Statistical society at quantity phase were all greenhouse owners that cultivated greenhouse cucumber in growing season of 2015-20016 in the south of Kerman Province (1866 people) which 320 people were selected as sample volume, applying accidental sampling with appropriate assignment through Morgan table. Main tool of the research was questionnaire which its validity was confirmed by a group of sustainability specialists and faculty members of management and development of agriculture of Tehran University, and the reliability was approved by cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability (α> 0.7). Data analysis was performed using SPSSwin18. The results of three dimensions of cultivation sustainability revealed that 23.43 percent were at unsustainable level, 50.93 percent were at semi-sustainable and 25.64 percent were at sustainable level. Factor analysis findings indicated that four factors of education and supporting facilities, correctness of infrastructure policies and manufacturing, development of sustainable manufacturing motivations and expansion of healthy crops market would assign 80 percent of general variance of sustainability mechanism. Given that sustainable development is currently the primary objective of market-oriented policies and competitiveness in agricultural and rural production and Gradually defines quality as its competitive strategy And on the other hand, given that the dimensions of sustainable development are always in the upstream field of policy (Due to the planned and focused planning in Iran) and The actual vision of activities related to sustainability dimensions is limited to this centralized and partly policy, It is suggested, The grounds for creating competitiveness in the production of healthy greenhouse products focusing on balancing economic, social, environmental sustainability, Emphasizing the environmental aspects of the environment, with regard to crises such as climate change, sustainable food security, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 15 June 2021

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