Identifying the empowering components of greenhouse activists with an emphasis on the role of the pillars of the knowledge and information system of agriculture using the phenomenological approach (a case study of Razavi Khorasan Province)
Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension and Education Research
Samira Adib
1
(Ph.D. student of Agricultural Extension and Education, Department of Economics, Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Asadollah Zamanipour
2
(Associate Professor, Agricultural Extension and Education Department, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran)
Seyed Mahmoud Hoseini
3
(Professor of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Economics and Agricultural Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran)
Keywords: agricultural knowledge and information system, empowerment, phenomenology, greenhouse owners,
Abstract :
One of the most important strategies offered for agricultural development is the empowerment and participation of farmers and greenhouse owners in various dimensions. Undoubtedly, the activities of the pillars of the agricultural knowledge and information system can play a significant role in this empowerment. Considering the importance of the topic, the present research was conducted with the aim of identifying the components of the empowerment of greenhouse workers, emphasizing the role of the pillars of the agricultural knowledge and information system, using the phenomenological approach in Razavi Khorasan province. The statistical population of the research consists of agricultural Jihad experts, academic experts, private sector experts and managers of greenhouses in Razavi Khorasan province. Informed people were collected by snowball method and data were collected by in-depth interview and direct observation. Data analysis was done based on Claysey's model. The initial coding process was done by identifying the evidence from the written interviews for 30 interviews, and the result of this step is the identification of 149 primary codes. In the second stage, 21 formulated meanings were obtained, and by categorizing them, the research theme, which is the factors affecting the empowerment of greenhouse owners, was identified. As a result of the analysis of the findings, six main themes of the achievements and consequences of the agricultural knowledge and information system with emphasis on the ability of greenhouse farmers, drivers, strategies and strategies, moderating conditions (supportive and supportive policies), background conditions, Achievements and consequences were obtained.