Impact of Extension Education Courses on Participation of Stakeholders in Conducting Rangeland Cooperative's Projects in Gonbad-e-Kavoos Township

This study aimed to examine the impact of extensioneducation courses on participation of Stakeholders in conducting rangeland cooperative's projects in Gonband-e-Kavoos Township. The study applied survey research and questionnaire was used for gathering data from the stakeholders who were involved in 13 rangeland management projects. The sample sizeof 234was generated by the use of Krejcie and Morgan Table. Results showed that stakeholders had the most participation in different projects such as renovation plans, volunteer labors, participating in conservation projects, participating in enclosure shrub planting areas and providing water resources for livestock and making watering points. Results from correlation coefficient between extension factors and stakeholders’ participation showed a positive and significant relationship between all factors and participation of stakeholders included participation in the development and modification of pastures, participation in rangeland conservation and participation in contributing to the exploitation of pastures with. 80, 0.75 and 0.63 correlation coefficients respectively. According to the research findings, recommendations are provided such as: Diversification of educational programs, matching the content of extension education courses with operational problems of pastures. Greater use of audio visual aids and field trips due to the low literacy level of most stakeholders were highly recommended.