Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Assessment of social sustainability in Family farm Ssystems and Agricultural production cooperatives (case study: The villages of Samen county)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Khalil Mirzayi 1
Marjan Sepahpanah 2
1 Assisstance of Research Group for Entrepreneurship Development and Sustainable Rural Employment Studies, Jihad University, Hamadan. Iran
2 Member of Research Group for Entrepreneurship Development and Sustainable Rural Employment Studies, Jihad University, Hamadan. Iran
10.22059/ijaedr.2021.316769.669000
Abstract
From a systematic point of view, rural environments are in fact part of the main and influential elements at the national level in which the management of the relationship and connection of rural people with the environment and activities, gives a special shape to the rural sector and removes it from other settlements and made different life patterns. Therefore, in order to achieve sustainable rural growth and development and agriculture, it is necessary to recognize and create a change in the type of rural activity, which is mainly based on agriculture. Sustainable growth and development of agriculture are one of the most important goals of governments, which can be achieved through fundamental changes in the structure of agriculture, management, and proper use of various facilities and resources, as well as in the framework of practical and logical planning. Therefore, agricultural sustainability of the family exploitation system is related to the sustainability of the agricultural sector and the life of rural and even urban communities. It can be said that the exploitation system in any society is the most important issue of the agricultural sector of that society. Considering the fact that in Iran, structural barriers related to the agricultural system is the biggest obstacle to the development of the agricultural sector, because the exploitation system is its center and core. The most important exploitation systems in Iran are peasant and family small, production cooperatives, joint-stock companies. Among these, it is very important to pay attention to the home exploitation system and production cooperatives as the most important agricultural exploitation systems.
Keywords
Rural environment
Agricultural structure
Rural life patterns
Improving living conditions
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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 53, Issue 1
Winter 2022
Pages 37-53