The Impacts of Livelihood Capitals on Improving the Sustainable Livelihood in Rural Communities with a Rural Cooperative Approach

Subject Areas : Agriculture Marketing and Commercialization

Alborz Mohammadi ¹ , Maryam Omidi Najafabadi ² , Alireza Poursaeed ³

1 - Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Economics, Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Agricultural Extension and Education, IIILAM BRANCH, ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY

Received: 2020-08-05 Accepted : 2021-02-10 Published : 2021-06-01

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