To study effective factors on the development of strategic cultivation in Gorgan county

Nowadays, one of the most important human needs is to supply food and clothes. Having fiber, oil and protein, cotton can meet part of food, industrial and livestock needs and also make job for a large segment of the country. One of the most important poles of cotton cultivation in the country is Gorgan County. According to existing statistics, cotton production has been declined in Gorgan County in recent years, so that under – cultivated area has been reached from 75000 acres in 1982 to 660 acres in 2015. Research method is survey and analytic – descriptive type. Data collection method was conducted in form of study field and library. The statistical population is 248 cotton cultivators that 151 participants of them were selected using Cochran formula. The data was analyzed using T- test and regression model. The results indicated that the competition of more profitable productions such as soybean is most important factor in reducing cotton production in recent years. Also, the government has supported averagely cotton cultivators of the region that it is not without effect in reducing under – cultivated area of the product. Finally, according to the results, some executive solutions in the under – studied region have been Including guaranteed and direct purchase from farmers, using of early and high yield species, making a relationship between industry section with cotton cultivators, delegating responsibility of cultivating cotton to sophisticated persons, mechanical harvest of cotton, Cotton import ban policy, importing or designing appropriate devices, dyeing, textile and their deployment in rural regions, matching prices, production rationing, cotton purchase based on production cost, integrating land`s, mechanized cultivation for reducing costs, have been recommended, while mentioning existing problems and obstacles.