Evaluating the Ro
Evaluating the Role of Rural Production
Cooperatives to Promote Technical Knowledge of Farmers Case study: Wheat
Farmers in Fars Province
Mohammad Yazdani
Deparetment of Extention and
Education, Darab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Darab, Iran
Abstract: Considering
the importance of successful functioning of production cooperatives in
achieving the objectives of macro development, identifying obstacles over their
way are very important. Low level of education and technical knowledge as one
of the most important barriers for the development and success of this
cooperative is considered. In this study, the role of production cooperatives
of Fars Province in promoting the level of technical knowledge of Wheat Farmers
was assessed. The required data were collected by survey research from 148
member and non-member Wheat Farmers of production cooperatives in this
province. In order to analyze data, factorial analysis of variance was used.
The results showed that the individual factors including literacy level and age
of farmers besides their farm size haven't any significant effect on improving
the level of farmers' knowledge. In addition, membership in the cooperatives
alone as influential factor on increasing the level of technical knowledge of
farmers was not found. While the effects of the region and followed,
interactions of cultivation area and membership of cooperatives on the level of
farmers technical knowledge was significant. Meanwhile, the use of primitive
services was not the reason of superior of Wheat farmers' innovation index in
different cities. Thus, the affective force of primitive services hasn't
operated as an efficient service in all cities for improving the level of
technical knowledge.
[Yazdani M. Evaluating the Role of Rural
Production Cooperatives to Promote Technical Knowledge of Farmers Case study:
Wheat Farmers in Fars Province. J Am Sci 2012;8(10):713-722].
(ISSN: 1545-1003).http://www.jofamericanscience.org. 96
Keywords: Production Cooperatives, Technical Knowledge,
Factorial Analysis Of Variance, Promotive Services Full Text 96
