Obstacles and problems of cooperative development in the villages of Sistan region

Today, the issue of cooperation and togetherness is very important and necessary considering the current situation in the Sistan region.The Sistan region suffers from problems such as unemployment, lack of sustainable employment and frequent droughts.Considering the importance of the issue, the purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the obstacles and problems of cooperatives in the villages of Sistan region. In this regard, 20 questionnaires based on 68 options and 13 indicators were developed by experts of the General Department of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Rural Cooperatives of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Zahedan city insurance offices and professors of Sistan and Baluchestan University.For this purpose, the gray theory technique (GRA) and GRA solver 2015 software were used to extract the results. Based on the results, the most important obstacles and problems of cooperatives in Sistan region are: According to the results, the most important obstacles and problems of cooperatives in Sistan region are: Lack of liquidity to provide working capital. with a weight of 0.615, which is in the first priority. Also, the lack of a suitable cultural context to promote the spirit of cooperation. with a weight of 0.597 is the second priority. On the other hand, the lack of familiarity of university graduates with the structure and method of activity in the cooperative company and the lack of counseling centers to guide and solve the unemployment problems of cooperative companies is in the third priority with a weight of 0.594.