جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « دلفی » در نشریات گروه « علوم ترویج »

Planning in the system of agricultural extension for systematic and balanced development in order to achieve food security requires identification, determination and presenting strategies that are compatible with the internal and external environment of the system. Therefore, the purpose of the present research was to identify, determine and present strategies to improve the functioning of the extension system to achieve food security. The statistical population of the study consisted of 130 agricultural policy makers and experts of agricultural extension and development the country who were surveyed. Delphi method was used in three rounds. The strategies were identified and refined in three Delphi rounds. Then, using content analysis technique, they were classified into two main categories: macro and local strategies. Macro strategies fall into three structural, infrastructure, and cultural sub-categories, and local strategies into four structural, infrastructure, research, and cultural sub-categories.Finally, Nvivo software was used to present a comprehensive paradigm of performance improvement strategies for achieving food security. The findings of the software showed that training of human resources in extension in the field of food security, paying attention to the tangible and intangible needs of the users, clarifying the functional areas of the promotion system to move towards food security, promoting knowledge and Updating training in line with global food safety standards is one of the most prominent strategies to improve agricultural extension performance to achieve food security.

Today, statistics are used in all areas of science to achieve tangible and reliable results so that it is rarely possible to interpret and analyze the results of scientific research without using appropriate statistical data processing (in two aspects of quantitative and qualitative). But the main challenge in this regard is how to correctly apply statistical methods in research. Agricultural research is no exception in this regard. Interestingly, some are overwhelmed by the use of statistics and their research isnt more than a play with statistical methods, and some are somewhat involved with data play and making which leads to the formation of a kind of deviation and misuse of statistics in research which is referred to as “statistification”. Some people do not believe to use statistics in their research. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze “pathology of statistics application and data processing in agricultural scientific research”. This applied descriptive research in terms of research methodology paradigm is a qualitative inquiry, was conducted using a classic Delphi technique in three stages. The sample whose were chosen by purposive sampling method are faculty members and Ph.D. students with agriculture majors in Iran (n=17). The most important strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats were known as perceived by respondents and at the end all four rates averages were calculated with SWOT analysis matrix. The results showed that the resulting point of the SWOT matrix was located in the area of SO (aggressive strategies). Accordingly, proposed strategies were prepared and presented.

The sustainability of agricultural development in Iran depends on competent human resources in producing and processing of agricultural crops. One of the best methods to utilize these resources is establishing and developing agricultural graduate’s cooperatives.The purpose of this study was to determine & analyze the requirements for establishing agricultural graduates’ cooperatives with Delphi method. The statistical population of the study was the cooperation experts in Kermanshah Province in 2010. Delphi methodwas used in three stages to analyze their points of view. Data analysis was carried out by SPSS software. Based on the results, the most important requirements for establishing agricultural graduate cooperatives can be classified in four groups of professional-individual requirements, economic requirements, socio-cultural requirements and administrative requirements.