Feasibility Study of Agricultural Processing Industries Development in Ilam Province, Iran
Subject Areas : Family and social enterpriseمرجان واحدی 1 , همایون مرادنژادی 2
1 - استادیار گروه ترویج و آموزش کشاورزی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد ایلام، ایران
2 - استادیار کروه کارآفرینی و توسعه روستایی، دانشکاه ایلام، ایران
Keywords: prioritization, feasibility, Agricultural Products, Ilam province, processing industries,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to study the feasibility of establishingagricultural processing industries in Ilam Province.A mixed research method (Dominant, Less Dominant andtwo-phase design) was used. A Delphi technique as qualitativeresearch method, and a descriptive-survey method for quantitativephase was applied. Based on the results of the Delphi panel, 65different types of agricultural processing industries wereidentified to be appropriate for Ilam Province and were used indesigning a questionnaire for the quantitative phase of thestudy. The statistical population of the quantitative phase comprisedall agricultural experts working in the Jihad- AgricultureOrganization of Ilam Province (N=85). From among them,and by using the Morgan Table, 70 individuals were selectedthrough stratified random sampling and were studied by thequestionnaire. In the quantitative phase, based on the variationratio (VR), the respondents prioritized the agricultural processingindustries for all counties of Ilam Province. Results of Kendall’sW test showed that there was agreement among the respondentsabout the feasibility of establishing agricultural processing industriesin this Province.
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