Identify Variables Affecting Rural Participation in Forest Cooperatives (A case study of Ilam city)

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Amin Ghorbani ¹ , Mohsen Mousaei ² , Mohammadbagher Arayesh ³

1 - MSc Students of Ilam branch Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor Gachsaran branch Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor Ilam branch Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran.

Received: 2018-04-16 Accepted : 2019-11-16 Published : 2018-12-01

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