Review the environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in Ardebil Province

The sustainable agriculture is a system that in addition to the proper management and use of resources for supplying the feeding requirements of the human, increasing the quality of environment and storages of natural resources. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the influence of env...

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Main Authors: Dr. Vakil Heidari Sareban, Ali Majnooni totakhaneh
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Published: University of Sistan and Baluchistan 2017-05-01
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Online Access:https://gaij.usb.ac.ir/article_3225_4ce119fb47e35696e1544bf58799e0f1.pdf
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description The sustainable agriculture is a system that in addition to the proper management and use of resources for supplying the feeding requirements of the human, increasing the quality of environment and storages of natural resources. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the influence of environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the agricultural sustainable development in Ardebil province . The research method is of descriptive-co relational type which is made by surveying method. The target population  of this study was the entire  wheat farmers in Ardabil County and about 17500 people, in which by using stratified random sampling technique, 194 participants were selected as the statistical sample. The content and validity of the questionnaire was obtained through getting the views of faculty members of the university and executive professionals. The preliminary test was also made for achieving the sustainability of the research tools. The reliability analysis was conducted and Cronbach’s alpha values for the various sections of the questionnaire  were estimated to be between 0.71 and 0.82.The results of Spearman test showed  except of Herbicide  and amount of pesticide, number of dependant people, age and total area of under cultivation,  there exist a statistically significant positive relationship between environmental, economical and social factors with agricultural sustainable development. In addition, the results of the multivariate regression revealed that  the variables of the value of using connecting channels, function , experience of agriculture activities, literacy, partnership level and distance up to the nearest service centers  will define 63 percent of the changes in the dependant variable of technical  knowledge  in agricultural sustainable development. At the end, some instruction and guidelines have been presented for optimization of the farmers' knowledge and increase of using sustainable activities.
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spelling doaj.art-fadc0c2054084188adde8930d3fa2e8c2023-06-21T10:50:59ZfasUniversity of Sistan and Baluchistanجغرافیا و آمایش شهری منطقه‌ای2345-22772783-52782017-05-01723778610.22111/gaij.2017.32253225Review the environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in Ardebil ProvinceDr. Vakil Heidari Sareban0Ali Majnooni totakhaneh1دانشیار جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی روستایی، دانشگاه محقق اردبیلیکارشناس ارشد جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی روستایی، دانشگاه محقق اردبیلیThe sustainable agriculture is a system that in addition to the proper management and use of resources for supplying the feeding requirements of the human, increasing the quality of environment and storages of natural resources. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the influence of environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the agricultural sustainable development in Ardebil province . The research method is of descriptive-co relational type which is made by surveying method. The target population  of this study was the entire  wheat farmers in Ardabil County and about 17500 people, in which by using stratified random sampling technique, 194 participants were selected as the statistical sample. The content and validity of the questionnaire was obtained through getting the views of faculty members of the university and executive professionals. The preliminary test was also made for achieving the sustainability of the research tools. The reliability analysis was conducted and Cronbach’s alpha values for the various sections of the questionnaire  were estimated to be between 0.71 and 0.82.The results of Spearman test showed  except of Herbicide  and amount of pesticide, number of dependant people, age and total area of under cultivation,  there exist a statistically significant positive relationship between environmental, economical and social factors with agricultural sustainable development. In addition, the results of the multivariate regression revealed that  the variables of the value of using connecting channels, function , experience of agriculture activities, literacy, partnership level and distance up to the nearest service centers  will define 63 percent of the changes in the dependant variable of technical  knowledge  in agricultural sustainable development. At the end, some instruction and guidelines have been presented for optimization of the farmers' knowledge and increase of using sustainable activities.https://gaij.usb.ac.ir/article_3225_4ce119fb47e35696e1544bf58799e0f1.pdfsustainable developmentsustainable agricultureagriculture developmentorganic agriculturerural developmentardabil county
spellingShingle Dr. Vakil Heidari Sareban
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Review the environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in Ardebil Province
جغرافیا و آمایش شهری منطقه‌ای
sustainable development
sustainable agriculture
agriculture development
organic agriculture
rural development
ardabil county
title Review the environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in Ardebil Province
title_full Review the environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in Ardebil Province
title_fullStr Review the environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in Ardebil Province
title_full_unstemmed Review the environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in Ardebil Province
title_short Review the environmental, economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in Ardebil Province
title_sort review the environmental economical and social factors on the knowledge of wheat farmers regarding the sustainable agriculture in ardebil province
topic sustainable development
sustainable agriculture
agriculture development
organic agriculture
rural development
ardabil county
url https://gaij.usb.ac.ir/article_3225_4ce119fb47e35696e1544bf58799e0f1.pdf
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