جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « شهرستان اردکان » در نشریات گروه « اقتصاد کشاورزی »

Applying organic production measures and methods at the orchard level requires changing the behavior of farmers. The purpose of the present study was to explain the behavioral intention of organic pistachio production at the level of 4831 pistachio workers in the central part of Ardakan county of Yazd province by using the developed theory of planned behavior and technology acceptance by adding the variable of knowledge of organic cultivation. This research is practical in terms of purpose and quantitative research in terms of research design. The sample size was determined based on Cochran's formula of 356 people and using stratified sampling method with proportional assignment, people were selected and studied. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed with SPSS22 and SmartPLS2 software. The validity of the questionnaire was determined through face validity by a panel of experts as well as diagnostic validity. Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability were used to calculate the reliability of the research tool, which was obtained above 0.7. The research results showed that the subjective norm variable (β=0.265) is the only factor in the behavioral intention to use organic pistachio production methods. The highest frequency of organic production knowledge variable is good (45.5 percent), behavioral intention variable is poor (83.7 percent), perceived behavior control variables (41.3 percent), attitude (40.4 percent) and mental norm. (37.4 percent) was medium level. Based on the findings of this research, it was suggested that in order to reduce the gap between knowledge and behavioral intention, the extension unit should design organic pistachio production training courses in such a way as to facilitate the application of these types of methods and its management at the garden level to be noticed by pistachio farmers.

Extraction from underground waters more than natural discharge of watershed has led to balance deficit and lowering level of water tables and water shortage in many regions. The current research mainly aims to estimate economic and environmental consequences of extraction from underground waters in Ardakan County. In order to determine final personal cost of consumers, sum of annual pumping costs and sum of well drilling costs were calculated 63 billion and 290 billion Rials respectively. In section of additional costs due to extraction, the sum of protective value of underground waters was estimated 22 billion Rials in Ardakan County, using conditional valuation and a two-dimensional technique. The cost for reducing production of farming crops as a part of additional costs caused by extraction was estimated 1’211 billion Rials with respect to statistics of years i.e. 1987-2016. Much difference between additional cost of extraction and personal cost of consumers may be useful in changing attitude of the officials and sectors of industry and agriculture as the greatest consumers of water supplies for optimal consumption of subterranean water supplies. Also, sum of cost for extraction from underground waters (1’586 billion Rials) contribute to the government and policymakers to justify alternative for water transfer in this zone.