Document Type : ترویجی
Authors
1 M.Sc. Student of Agricultural Extension, Department of Rural Development Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Rural Development Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran
3 Associate Professor of Agricultural Extension & Education, Department of Rural Development Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran.
Abstract
This research was carried out aimed at identifying the economic, social and environmental consequences of changing cultivation patterns of low- yield steep land to rainfed gardens in Kabgian District of Boyer Ahmad County. Using the opinion of the experts of the Agricultural Jihad Organization of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces, a causal-comparative study was conducted among three villages that accepted and three villages that did not accept the project (N = 771) at two time points before and after the project. According to Bartlett's sampling table, 156 individuals (72 users who accepted and 84 users who did not accept the project) were determined as a sample. The data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire, in which the face validity was employed to check the validity of its different parts, and the Cronbach's alpha was applied to determine its reliability. Data was analyzed using SPSS 25 software and descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that cost, production, employment, financial power and property, sales market, support, competition, investment, income and facilities explained 70.77% of the total variance of the project's economic consequences. The factors including migration, job desirability, the use of knowledge and experience, participation, belonging to the village, satisfaction with institutions, knowledge, support and conflict explained 75.5% of the variance of the project's social consequences. The quality of the environment, the pattern of the village, the change in the species, the amount of consumption explained 68.83% of the variance of the project's total environmental consequences. The results indicated a more favorable situation of the group that accepted the project than the group that did not accept the project in terms of economic, social and environmental dimensions In addition, the economic, social and environmental status of the individuals accepting the project at the current time was evaluated as more favorable than before changing the cultivation pattern. In total, the findings showed that the change in the cultivation pattern has improved the residents' economic, social and environmental conditions. Furthermore, the results revealed that the probability of accepting the project is higher among individuals with higher income and married ones.
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