Assessment the Socio-economic Factors Affecting Rural Youth Attitude to Occupation in Agricultural (Case of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer- Ahmad Province, Iran

The main objective in this causal-correlation field researchwas to identify effective factors on rural youth's attitudetowards agricultural occupation, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-AhmadProvince, Iran. Rural youth 15-25 years old in Kohgiluyeh andBoyer- Ahmad province were the population of this stu...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Mosaee, Ahmadreza Ommani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Islamic Azad University 2011-03-01
Series:International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development
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Online Access:http://www.ijamad.com/final-15-19.pdf
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Summary:The main objective in this causal-correlation field researchwas to identify effective factors on rural youth's attitudetowards agricultural occupation, in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-AhmadProvince, Iran. Rural youth 15-25 years old in Kohgiluyeh andBoyer- Ahmad province were the population of this study.The technique of sampling was cluster sampling. The techniqueof data collection is questionnaire. The panel of experts wasused to validity of the questionnaire. Corenbach Alpha wasused to gain assurance of the reliability of the questionnaire(α=0.79). The results of multivariate regression indicate thevariables of type of farming system, rate of relation to organizations,participation in extension and education courses, insurance, age and income have the main role in showing the variationsof attitude to agricultural occupation.
ISSN:2159-5852
2159-5860