Assessing the achievement of Implementation of Reform Program of Tea Structure in Tea Planters’ View

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

seyed hasan Motie Langeroudi ¹ , iesa Pourramezam ² , abotaleb Ghasemi Vasmejani ³

1 - Prof. in Geography, Tehran University
2 - Faculty member of Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch
3 - M.A. in Geography and Rural Planning, Tehran University

Received: 2009-09-01 Accepted : 2010-06-06 Published : 2010-06-15

Keywords: tea planting, tea industry and planting, reform program of tea structure, Langaroud,

Abstract :

Tea planting is one the economic jobs in agricultural section which has created jobs for many inhabitants in the northern regions of the country. It has a very important role in meeting the economic needs of the families in the region. Despite this important fact, there were some problems in tea planting and industry. To change the situation for the better, and settle the problems in tea planting and industry, the reform program of tea structure was implemented in 1379. One decade has nearly passed since the implementation of the program. Therefore, assessing the achievement of the program and the degree of users’ satisfaction seem necessary with the participation of local people and stakeholders. To do so, the present research is conducted in the village of Divshal in Langaroud. The subjects are 235 tea planters of the village that are selected according to Cochran Formula. The research is descriptive-analytic done in library study and field survey. To collect information and analyze the data