Comparison of healthy crop cultivation behavior based on demographic variables (Case study: rural beneficiaries Kermanshah province in Iran)

مرضیه معرف ¹ (Ilam branch, islamic azad university,Ilam ,Iran)
alireza poursaeed ² (دانش آموخته)
roya eshraghi ³ (islamic azad university, ilam branch)
hamed chaharsoghi amin ⁴ (Assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran)

Submited date : 2020-09-03 accepted date : 2022-08-16

Keywords: demographic variables, Kermanshah province, Healthy crop cultivation, organic cultivate, behavioral comparison,

Abstract :

As the world's increasing population grows, providing the food needed by the human community is facing serious constraints, which has cused farmers to use pesticides and chemical pesticides for two reason: first increase their production and second fight against plant pests. Use of toxins and chemical fertilizers has put people at greater risk. Safe crop cultivation is a way to combat this problem. In the present study, researcher compare the cultivation behavior of healthy crop based on demographic variables. This research is a quantitative, ex-post facto (Causal-comparative research), non-experimental study. The statistical population of the study consisted of 80304 rural beneficaries in Kermanshah province that 385 people selected as sample size. Because of the dispersion of the statistical population, 400 questionnaires were distributed through multi-stage cluster sampling among the users. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of beneficiary's behaviors regarding the cultivation of healthy products in Kermanshah province based on the variables of participation in educational-extension classes, role model, age, work experience, educational level and monthly income. Only marital and gender variables were not significantly different. Success can be achieved by holding extension classes in this field and introducing exemplary and successful farmers as a role model and giving financial rewards to them. The government and the Agricultural Extension and Education Organization have a significant role to achieving this success.