فصلنامه روستا و توسعه
سال هشتم شماره 1 (پیاپی 29، بهار 1384)

This paper has compared and studied technical efficiencies of two farmer groups in the Sistan and Baluchestan province, one of which had borrowed some loan and the other had not, using data from 180 farmer-operators during the farming year of 2002-3 and applying the function of borderline production. As shown in the results, the borrowing group proved to have had a higher efficiency and used efficiently its accessible resources. Finally, considering the study results, a number of recommendations has been presented.

This research aimed at studying the Jarquyeh Arabian nomadic households’ attitudes towards migration and settlement and recognizing their economic, social and biological problems. Currently, nomads of the country might be categorized into two groups in terms of the type of their attitudes towards the nomadic living: a group who is willing to continue migrating, and the other group who is interested in being settled. Therefore, it is necessary to focus on two issues in the planning for nomads: one is to provide for the required facilities to improve the standards of nomadic living, and the other is to set the scene for a planned settlement of those interested in being settled.Target population of the research includes the Jarquyeh Arabian nomad households covered by the services of the Isfahan Namadic Affairs Organization. Informations are collected through a questionnaire method. Statistical operations are conducted at both descriptive and inferential levels. At the descriptive level, data are compared and analyzed using the percentage and mean figures; and the inferential level, the Chi-Squared test and the Chuprov consistency coefficient are used.According to the results, the migration of nomadic households might be largelycaused, in terms of frequency, by lack of expertise, livelihood and using ranges,while it is not mainly happened by their consent or interest; and the tendency tosettlement may be largely induced, in terms of frequency, by hardship of migration

Organizations have influenced various aspects of life to the extent that it is inevitable to perceive them either as a scientific subject or as a part of social life. Organizations’ domination of all aspects of the social life proves their significance.The organizations adopting a particular style of management without trying to proceed properly upon changes in environment will not succeed; such organizations should avoid prejudice and choose those management styles both culturally apt to the environment and capable of managing increasing changes. This paper will provide the managers of extension organizations with the opportunity to make their organizations well-prepared to encounter the changes drawing on a further more knowledge.