Theoretical Model Development for Agricultural Extension in Iran’s Resistive Economy

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Neda Seyedan ¹ , Iraj Malek Mohammadi ² , Seyed Jamal Farajollah Hosseini ³ , Reza Moghaddasi ⁴

1 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Department of Agricultural Economics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2021-02-19 Accepted : 2021-07-16 Published : 2021-09-01

Keywords: Agricultural Development, Grounded Theory, resistive economics, Modeling Agricultural, Extension education,

Abstract :

This disruption of the economy created many problems for people in these sanctioned countries including Iran. This article is provided to explain Resistive Economics Agricultural Extension Education developed for the Iran by applying Grounded theory process to develop agricultural sector’s planning and solving sanction problems problems. This study aimed to provide a paradigm model of resistive economy in agriculture sector to secure sustainable development of agriculture in the country economic sector. Because of using grounded theory process, we were able to formulate a theory of factors influencing the formation of Agricultural Extension Education modeling in the resistive economics era, in which 21 experts and pundits in the field of agriculture and economics involved, through theoretical sampling method. Data collected by semi-structured interview and coded for data analysis using MAXQDA12 software. A total of 122 codes, 34 categories and 4 main categories, were extracted. The main categories included weaknesses, strengths, opportunities and threats in the agricultural sector regarding SWOT process in the sanction era to promote Iran’s agricultural sector. The results showed that the most influential economic deterrent in Iran’s agriculture was the high cost of production (impact factor = 62.9), and the most impacting factor leading the agricultural economy was planning the right policies for agricultural macroeconomics (impact factor = 54.3). The most deterrent factor in dealing with the role of government was government intervention in the agricultural resistive economy (impact factor = 52.2) and finally the food security was the next influential factor (impact factor = 37.7) regard.

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