جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « fars (province) » در نشریات گروه « علوم ترویج »

It is an undeniable principle that any activity done by humans on nature has effects on nature. In fact, these effects are a perspective of human activities and knowing them can show the strengths and weaknesses of programs. Therefore, specifying the type of changes, the factors involved in it and the consequences arising from it can have a significant impact on the better management of the programs and as a result reducing the negative consequences resulting from it and ultimately the successful implementation and stabilization of the programs. Therefore, the aim of the current research was to investigate the social, economic and environmental effects of the Garmabad village watershed project from the perspective of the watershed residents of this area in order to provide a suitable basis for the development of the project by evaluating the effects of the project and preparing and compiling basic solutions.

This research was a survey-based one. The statistical population of the study included all household heads (N=895) in Garmabad village located in Marvdasht county of Fars province, out of which 112 people were selected as the statistical sample by simple random sampling method. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire within which the face validity was confirmed based on the opinions of a number of subject-matter experts and its reliability was obtained by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for different parts of the questionnaire (0.65-0.84). The questionnaire consisted of two parts, in the first part, using 50 items in the form of a five-level Likert scale, the perception of the residents of the region about the effects (economic, social and environmental) of the watershed project was investigated, while the second part was allocated to investigate the personal and professional characteristics respondents. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software. Some methods of descriptive statistics (such as frequency, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (such as exploratory factor analysis) were used to analyze the data.

The results of factor analysis showed that in the field of environmental effects, four categories of factors such as creating a beautiful landscape and improving of infrastructure, controlling erosion and increasing the pasture area, rainfall productivity, and flood control and improving the village health status were able to explain 67.88% of variance of the effects of the environmental impacts. As a result of implementing the watershed plan with flood control, preventing soil erosion, sedimentation, increasing the area of pastures and vegetation, increasing underground water and wells, increasing water quality, etc., the productivity of water and soil has increased. Therefore, considering the arid and semi-arid conditions of the country and the importance of these two important factors on sustainable development, especially in rural areas, the attention of the government and the authorities for more investments and more principled policies in the field of implementation and comprehensive management of natural resources projects is essential for optimal use of water and soil.In the economic field, five factors including increasing the amount and the level of production, reducing production costs, increasing ownership and assets, increasing credits and rural development, and employment and income generation were the most important economic factors of the watershed management plan, which explained 71.80% of the variance in total. The results of this study show that the implementation of this plan has been able to solve the economic problems of the villagers to a large extent by increasing the amount of production and reducing production costs, increasing job opportunities, etc. Therefore, since the implementation of this project has been evaluated positively in improving the welfare of the villagers, it is better to develop this operation in villages that have the conditions to implement these projects.In the social field, the five factors including participation and cooperation, community stabilization, awareness improvement, institutional pursuit, and cultural exchange were able to explain 69.56% of the variance. According to the results obtained with the implementation of the project, the solidarity and interaction between the people of the village has increased and a suitable ground has been provided for cultural exchanges and tourism development. Therefore, it can be acknowledged that the success of any project depends on social and cultural issues in addition to technical and executive issues, and people's active participation is very effective, especially in watershed management projects.

The results of this research generally show that the watershed project had many positive effects on the studied area. Therefore, in order to improve the project, it is recommended to take advantage of the capabilities of local communities and stakeholders in this context, and it is effective to consider the interests of the beneficiaries in designing and implementing the plan, using their local knowledge, using the influence of local leaders to attract the participation of villagers, etc.

Production process including agricultural production plays a significant role for some pollutants like Methane (CH4) and Nitrous Oxide (N2O), leading to the necessity of supplying safe drinking water in rural areas due to pollutants leakage to water resources. Thus, in addition to the policies at the agricultural sector level, other measures should be taken at the farm level. In this context, the current study aims to develop strategies in order to mitigate pollutants emissions emitted from agricultural activities. The possible strategies to dampen the pollutants emissions at farm level were developed based on the current literature and the survey implemented throughout the selected experts in Fars province. The survey was conducted to provide information to rank the strategies. The strategies were ranked using FAHP and TOPSIS techniques. Based on the results, for both agronomy and horticultural, and husbandry activities, effectiveness and cost were ranked more important, assigning three-fourth of the total weight. The results obtained for strategies ranking revealed that for activities in agronomy and horticultural subsector, the prioritized strategies are agricultural machinery and equipment management, plant residue management and managerial activities in general at the farm level. For the husbandry activities, manure scraping method and the animal housing management were ranked with higher importance followed by alteration in animal feed diet.

The purpose of this applied research is to investigate the role of social capital on the performance of rural cooperatives in Fars province.

The statistical population of the present study consists of members of 173 active rural cooperatives in Fars province (295,367 people). Considering the geographical size of the province and the large size of the statistical population, 384 people were selected as a statistical sample using Cochran's formula. A simple random sampling method was used to distribute the questionnaires among the samples. The main tool for collecting field data was the researcher-made questionnaire, whose validity and reliability have been confirmed by observing the principles of field research methods.

The results of the research showed that the general state of social capital among the members of rural cooperatives in Fars province (including the dimensions of trust, cohesion, awareness and social participation) is at an acceptable level (above average); However, the members' satisfaction with the performance of rural cooperatives in terms of managerial, social, economic, general performance and laws and regulations is at an average level. Based on the results, social capital indicators had a significant effect on the performance of rural cooperatives. Originality: The discussion of the performance of managers in the five sections in question was one of the main cases studied in this research, therefore, the innovation that took place in it was that the performance was examined through the survey of the members of the cooperatives.

The purpose was to investigate the specialized agricultural training required by the members of rural production cooperatives and agricultural companies and to analyze the barriers to effectiveness. The statistical population of members of rural production cooperatives and agricultural companies that participated in specialized agricultural courses in 1399, including 250 people, of which 129 people were studied. Data collection tool is a questionnaire based on Kirkpatrick model. The results showed that in 5 specialized courses, the main motivation of members to participate in training courses was to meet job needs. Comparing the average attitude of members towards the course showed a significant difference.The results of members 'reactive characteristics showed that 80% of members' reaction (feeling) to holding training courses was at a medium and higher level, the average knowledge and awareness of members before and after participating in the courses showed that more than 75, respectively. 77% of members rated their knowledge and awareness as average and higher. The results of members' behavioral characteristics showed 82% of members rated their behavioral status as average and higher. The results of the Wilcoxon test showed that the trainings were effective in improving the knowledge of the members. The results of diagnostic factor analysis showed that the barriers to the effectiveness of the courses were summarized in 5 factors (inappropriate content of the courses, low participation of members in the courses, insufficient management process on the courses, cultural problems, and lack of up-to-date instructors) included 58% of the total variance of barriers to effectiveness.

Fars province is one of the southern provinces of Iran that has been exposed to severe climate variability in recent decades. About 30 percent of the province's population lives in rural areas, and the majority of their livelihoods depends on agriculture. Rural men and women have different roles and responsibilities, therefore, their interactions and sensitivities to climate variability are different. The main purpose of this study was to assess the vulnerability of rural women towards climate variation and its gender consequences in rural areas of Fars province. The theory underlying this study has been the theory of feminist political ecology. The statistical population was rural women of agricultural households affected by climate variability in Fars province. Stratified random sampling method was used to select the sample group. In present study, the data were collected from 406 respondents. Data were analyzed using livelihood vulnerability index. Findings showed that the type of vulnerability of rural women towards climate variability was different and vulnerability is highly correlated with livelihoods, gender inequalities, roles and responsibilities, and the presence of the patient at home. Based on the results, vulnerability is itself affected by external climate variability and internal social determinants. In the first stage, the women’s roles and responsibilities is exposed to environmental changes and then gender inequalities are major affecting factors in their vulnerability against climate change. Based on the findings and results, the end-users of the study were provided with some applicable recommendations, including development of processing workshops for small-scale agricultural products, etablishing socio-economic institutions for rural women, especially for more vulnerable clusters, and extending a gender-equitable approach in climate services.

Climate change and drought have greatly affected the vulnerability of rural households. This study aimed to Analyzing the vulnerability of rural households in Fars province of Iran for food insecurity under drought and also analyzing their adaptive responses to drought in terms of attitude and action. It was a survey research and data was collected from a sample of population based on the stratified random sampling. The sample population was 270 respondents from Fars Province by using Shaffer formula. The data was analyzed by using SPSS and AMOS software. Based on the results, the vulnerability of rural households in Fars province to drought is above average, which sensitivity factor has the highest effect on vulnerability of rural households. Also, the results of the study showed that the most effective adaptation strategies to reduce of drought Consequences are significantly dependent on government support. However, less vulnerable households have more strategic options for coping with the consequences of drought. Cluster analysis indicated that based on the two groups of respondents with the low and high vulnerability that According to it, the studied rural households were compared in terms of some characteristics.

One of the main contexts of womenchr('39')s participation in rural society is the creation of small businesses and entrepreneurship or self-employment. Microfinance funds and the Omid Entrepreneurship Fund have played a significant role in this regard. The main aim of study was to analyze the marketing activities of women entrepreneurs in the Agricultural Development Specialized Holding Companies and Omid Entrepreneurship Fund in Fars province. This survey study was conducted using stratified random sampling method and 307 individuales were interviewed through questionnaires for data collection. The main comparisons between the two women groups were done using T-tests. Based on the results, women entrepreneurs who are the members of Specialized Holding Companies had higher mean in terms of marketing methods awareness, marketing mixes, strategies and environmental factors than the members of Omid Entrepreneurship Fund. The members of the Specialized Holding Companies also were in a better position than women in the Omid Entrepreneurship Fund in terms of personality traits (success, risk-taking, creativity, and independence). In this regard, some applicable suggestions were presented in oreder to improve the marketing activities of rural women.

The resilience of women businesses is a key factor in the survival and development of rural businesses which follow to poverty reduction and sustainable economic growth. Business resilience helps the entrepreneur to adapt and resist crises, which can be one of the drivers of successful womenchr('39')s entrepreneurial performance. Analyzing the entrepreneurial resilience of small and medium-sized businesses of rural women in Fars province was the main purpose of the study. All members of Fars Province Agricultural Development Specialized Holding Companies were the population of research which 269 of them were selected as a sample by stratified random sampling method for data collecting using questionnaire. Resilience of women entrepreneurs was measured based on Lifespan Resilience Scale-Business (LRS-B). The Resilience of rural women businesses was moderately upward in studied businesses. Comparison of women entrepreneurship resilience in Shiraz, Marvdasht and Estahban indicated that women entrepreneurs in Marvdasht have more business resiliency than women in Shiraz and Estahban. Variables of marketing strategies, marketing mix, marketing methods, firm support and marketing attitude had a positive and significant correlation with the resiliency of women entrepreneurs. According to regression results, marketing strategies, marketing mix, marketing methods and marketing attitude were the determinants of women businesses resilience. Finally, some applicable recommendations were presented in order to improvement of resiliency of rural women businesses.

In Iran, the subsidy policy, in December 2010, changed from a public approach to a targeted approach. Obviously, this policy change affects the food poverty status in the rural community. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of this policy change on the food poverty in rural community of Fars province in Iran. For this purpose, the food pyramid was used as a balanced food program guide; and the food poverty indices in the framework of the multidimensional poverty approach were used to calculate the food poverty rate and the food poverty gap indexes. The required data were extracted from the Household Expenditure Survey (HES) for rural households of Fars province, covering 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2014. The results indicated that subsidy policies (irrespective of their types) were effective tools in reducing the rate and depth of rural food poverty as far as the food items were considered; in addition, the change in subsidy policy led to an increase in the rate and depth of food poverty of the fats group by 10.98 and 23.02 percent, respectively and an increase in the rate and depth of the sugars group by 10.10 and 29.31 percent, respectively as well as a decrease in the rate and depth of food poverty in cereals group by 31.03 and 38.17 percent, respectively. Accordingly, in order to enhance the effectiveness of the targeted subsidy policies to tackle the food poverty, focusing on the complementary policies such as compensatory measures and increasing the nutritional literacy of households are recommended.

Today, a significant and continuous success of an organization relies heavily on human capital in the form of employees, which is possible through the empowerment of employees' jobs. Accordingly, the purpose of this survey study was to investigate the role of in-service virtual training courses in job empowerment of employees of the Fars province Agri-Jihad Organization. The statistical population of the study consisted of all the 495staff of Building No. 1 of the Agri-Jihad Organization of Fars province, of which 96 were selected by simple random sampling method. The data gathering tool included a questionnaire on psychological empowerment of  Spreitzer and Mishra, and a researcher-made questionnaire for assessing the quality of in-service virtual education. Its face validity confirmed by a number of experts and its reliability calculated by calculating the Cronbach's Alpha coefficient for different measures (ranged between 0.74 and 0.96). The results of the evaluation of the quality of in-service virtual training showed that the quality of these trainings is relatively favorable from the staffs’ viewpoint. The results of the comparison of the job empowerment dimensions before and after participation in these courses showed that the sense of competence, autonomy and influence were significantly increased after the participation in the courses. The correlation matrix results indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between the quality of in-service training and job empowerment of employees. Also, the results of regression analysis showed that quality of in-service training was the most important predictor of employee empowerment.