Investigating the effect of arable land area on mechanization indicators in Qom city
Subject Areas :
Keywords: mechanization indices, distribution of land plots, number of users,
Abstract :
Mehdi Rooh Parvar 11-M.Sc., Department of Agricultural Mechanization, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Takestan, Iran* Corresponding author: mehdi.roohparvar@gmail.com Knowing the quantitative and qualitative condition of agricultural machines and the effect of agricultural land characteristics on it was the aim of this research. This research was conducted in Qom city from 1991 to 1995. In this research, the relationship of mechanization indicators as a dependent variable with the characteristics of agricultural land (size of agricultural plots, cultivated area, dispersion of plots) was tested and analyzed. By examining three indicators of mechanization in three areas of (2-5) ha, (5-15) ha and 15 ha and above regarding the production of blue wheat, blue barley and blue alfalfa in Qom city, it was found that the increase of mechanization indicators from The years 1991 to 1995 had the greatest impact on the number of farmers with (2-5) ha of land in all three crops studied in this research. By using questionnaires and collecting information from 467 farmers and by using regression, it was determined that the variables of economic factor and land purchase and sale had the greatest effect on the dispersion of agricultural land and the greatest effect on small the size of agricultural plots and their distribution
_||_