Food security; Iran; Participation; Satisfaction; Trust; Boards of directors; Cooperative management; Cooperative systems; Performance; Social capitals; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Building and Construction; Environmental Science (all); Strategy and Management; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; General Environmental Science
Abstract :
[en] One of the most important dimensions of cooperative systems, which have existed in Iran since 1974, is cooperative rural production enterprises. In this study, the performance of rural production cooperatives in Iran is examined in relation to the social capital components of the members. This study's statistical population consisted of 16,870 members from 41 cooperatives. 217 samples of cooperative members and 98 samples of the cooperative's management and board of directors were selected using the Cochran formula, and questionnaires were filled out for each group. The results showed that from the viewpoint of the members of rural cooperatives, the most important factor in improving the performance of cooperatives was the use of effective extension training (model-extension sites). The results also showed that members' satisfaction and training members of cooperatives can play an important role in improving the performance of cooperatives. The results of this research, while emphasizing the role of education (especially extension activities), can help rural development planners in improving the performance of rural cooperatives in their regions.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Akbari, Mohammad; Department of Rural Development, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Sadegh Ebrahimi, Mohammad; Department of Rural Development, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Amini, Amir Mozafar; Department of Rural Development, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Shahzad, Umer; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest, Social Sciences Division, University of Bucharest, Romania
Janečková, Kristina; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Sklenička, Petr; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Miceikienė, Astrida; Agriculture Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic ; Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Language :
English
Title :
Performance of rural cooperatives’ production in Iran: Implications for sustainable development
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