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Abdolhamid Popzan Leila SharafiIssue 1 , Vol. 1 , Autumn 2014The overall objective of this research was a strategic analysis of villagers' participation in advanced irrigation systems according to the viewpoint of farmers and experts in Songhor city. The methods used in this study were qualitative – quantitative, practical. MoreThe overall objective of this research was a strategic analysis of villagers' participation in advanced irrigation systems according to the viewpoint of farmers and experts in Songhor city. The methods used in this study were qualitative – quantitative, practical. The population is the farmers who uses the irrigation systems in Songhor ,Kermanshah province, as well as the regional experts in agriculture and water organizations of Kermanshah, the sample was selected through snowball technique .The results showed that, clarification and farmers' awareness of all the dimensions of projects, increasing the reliability and trying to keep and strengthen it with respect to local cultures and customs, are the main internal strength points; and lack of trust among the farmers, cooperatives and authorities and also lack of competency and honesty among the executive managers, are the most important internal weakness points in farmers' participation. Yet, providing necessary bases to the farmers to participate and to be present in all projects' performances, facilitating the communication between local organizations and farmers are the most external opportunities; lack of intersection coordination and lack of convergent in governmental activities in the region, having too much emphasis on the physical development and economic advantages, are considered as the most important external threats to the farmers' participation in Songhor's irrigation system. Manuscript profile -
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2 - Investigation the effects of rural electrification on agricultural growth
Hanieh Yousefi Motaghaed SeyyedYaghoob ZeraatkishIssue 1 , Vol. 1 , Autumn 2014Energy is a critical factor, playing an essential role in production.Meanwhile the electricity is the most important forms of energy which is faced with growing demand. According to statistic of 2012, the share of energy consumption in the agricultural sector is 16.3% o MoreEnergy is a critical factor, playing an essential role in production.Meanwhile the electricity is the most important forms of energy which is faced with growing demand. According to statistic of 2012, the share of energy consumption in the agricultural sector is 16.3% of total electricity consumption in the country. The electricity supply to rural areas can be considered as one of the most important infrastructure, playing an invaluable role in agricultural sector's development. So in this paper the relationship between the value added in agriculture and the number of villages who have the electricity, the agriculture's share of total electricity consumption in the country, the number of electricity subscribers in agricultural sector, the amount of electricity consumed in the agricultural sector, value added of electricity, has been studied. To this purpose the VAR and DAG and annual data (2012-1989) were used. Results of variance analysis indicated that, among the variables included in the model, the number of electricity subscribers has the greatest effect on agricultural value added. DAG also showed that the agricultural share in total electricity consumption and number of electricity subscribers impress the agricultural value added. Manuscript profile -
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3 - Economic Evaluation of Solar Energy in Iran's Agricultural and Rural Sector
Alireza Hamdollahi Hadi Mohammadi Mohammad Ali Khatib SemnaniIssue 5 , Vol. 2 , Winter 2016 -
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4 - The Impact of rice pricing and import policies on rice supply in Iran
Nasim jafari lisar Ali Keramatzadeh Ramtin joolaieIssue 8 , Vol. 4 , Autumn 2017 -
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5 - The Study of Influential Factors in the Utilization of Agricultural Bank Credit Granted in Hirmand County
nader barani mahmood ahmadpour azar eskandariIssue 3 , Vol. 2 , Spring 2015 -
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6 - Designing a Model for Implementing Rural Cooperative Policies in Association with Resistance Policies
Nasrin Khodabakhshi Hafshijani Zinolabedin Amini Sabeq Masoud Ghorban Hosseini Ehsan SadehIssue 8 , Vol. 4 , Autumn 2017 -
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7 - Economic Vulnerability of Rural Households to Drought in Ilam Province
Alireza Poursaeed Zahra GolshaniIssue 4 , Vol. 2 , Autumn 2015 -
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8 - Analyzing situation of Iran in international apple trade and its affecting factors
farsid eshraghi nazanin yousefian farhad shiraniIssue 3 , Vol. 2 , Spring 2015 -
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9 - Assessing the development level of rural areas of the central district of Flawarjan county: The application of numerical taxonom
Hamid Rastegary Mehdi nooripoorIssue 8 , Vol. 4 , Autumn 2017 -
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10 - Factors influencing rural youth tend to stay in the village
Mahsa Sadvandi Samireh Say Mohammadi Fatemeh Ghorbani PiralidehiIssue 5 , Vol. 2 , Winter 2016