Seyed Kamal Sadeghi; Zahra Karimi Takanlou; Mohammad Ali Motefakker Azad; Hossein Asgharpour Ghourchi; Yaghoub Andayesh
Volume 5, 17(2) , October 2015, Pages 30-13
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In recent decades the more releaseing emissions from energy consumption, have had more damaging effects on the environment. The share of some of the manufacturing sectors have been more than other sectors and may vary from one country to another one. However, each country have the capacity to absorb ...
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In recent decades the more releaseing emissions from energy consumption, have had more damaging effects on the environment. The share of some of the manufacturing sectors have been more than other sectors and may vary from one country to another one. However, each country have the capacity to absorb pollutants by its biological status. Carbon, Methane and Nitrous Oxide are the most important greenhouse gases that are emitted more than their biological potentials having harmful effects on the environment. In this paper, the footprint of these gases of agriculture sub-sectors is studied by using Social Accounting Matrix 1390. The results indicate that the total Carbon footprint, Methane and Nitrous Oxide are respectively 646 million tons, 51 thousand tons and 12 thousand tons and the share of agriculture sectors are 10.2 percent, 10.5 percent and 17 percent.Sub-sectors of wheat and animal husbandry have the biggest footprints.
Mohammad Hossein Karim; Saeid Farahani Fard; Nasrin Borji; Mohammad Reza Karimfar; Ali Sardar Shahraki
Volume 5, 17(2) , October 2015, Pages 40-31
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Despite of innumerable potentials of Iran Tea Industry (ITI) it could not stabilized its production, commerce and processing position in global tea industry. There exist more than 60000 families that involve with ITI, therefore codification of ITI strategy and appropriate structure of it, is vital subject ...
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Despite of innumerable potentials of Iran Tea Industry (ITI) it could not stabilized its production, commerce and processing position in global tea industry. There exist more than 60000 families that involve with ITI, therefore codification of ITI strategy and appropriate structure of it, is vital subject to study. The current study has determined weakness, opportunity, threat and strength of tea industry. According to the researches, integrated supply chain management perspective is the most important problem of ITI. The main factor is correct evaluation of inputs in production processing. Research results imply that employment of young and skilled forces with appropriate organizational formation from general director to gate keeper and use of advanced technologies in Iran tea industry can create marketing and opportunities for optimum and sustainable exploitation of natural resources. This study expresses three factors of promotion in ITI: support structures, Governing the integrated management thinking and role of government in ITI supply chain
Hamid Reza i Qasem; Mohammad Salehi
Volume 5, 17(2) , October 2015, Pages 54-41
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Domesticated animals, fowl, and fishery sector, as one of agricultural subsectors, moreover creating employment, help to economic growth and development, market boom; play an important role in providing food and food security for society. On this base, governments always plan their goals toward supporting ...
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Domesticated animals, fowl, and fishery sector, as one of agricultural subsectors, moreover creating employment, help to economic growth and development, market boom; play an important role in providing food and food security for society. On this base, governments always plan their goals toward supporting and considering this sector. The Agricultural Sector Development Program has been one of the most important government programs for supporting agricultural sector in 2012. This research was conducted in Markazi province with the goal of determining impact of financial payment for agricultural sector development on increasing products, creating employment, percapita consumption, and food security. The research was conducted in two parts; the first using of experimental data and second using questionnaire to gathering data. The research findings show that the financial payments have a positive and significant effect in increasing products, employment, and access to food in terms of financial power. But financial payments have not significant effect on percapita consumption of products, enough food and stable supply of food.
Shabanali Noroozi; Habibollah Najafi; Mehran Farajollahi; Mohammad Reza Sarmadi
Volume 5, 17(2) , October 2015, Pages 68-55
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The main objective of the research is to design the suitable knowledge transfer in agricultural research centers through distance education. The research method was a combinational one. The primary information was collected through Delphi method by knowledge transfer experts. After extraction of main ...
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The main objective of the research is to design the suitable knowledge transfer in agricultural research centers through distance education. The research method was a combinational one. The primary information was collected through Delphi method by knowledge transfer experts. After extraction of main criterias and determination of validity and reliability, the questionnaire was given to test givers. The data collection method was a field (questionnaire) and documentary one. The statistical population included 1930 people; scientific staff, the educators, the educational trainers of agricultural research institutions and centers. According to Morgan table, the sample volume was calculated on groups, separation is and to their population were 641 people ,which were selected as random classification.The data analysis was performed by descriptive and interventional statistics (the subjective /explorative analysis of first Bartlett and approval analysis) through application of SPSS and LISREL software.The findings illuminate the variance of each criteriaas; 11/90 percent for knowledge creation, 11/80 distance education technology, 8/49 percent for financial resources, 7.05% for content production, 5.98 percent for ICT, 5.74 percent for psychology, 5.39 percent for organizational culture, 4.98 percent policy making, which includes 61.37 percent of total variance of related criteria by knowledge transfer model. The goodness fit test shows the k-square rate as 2681.37 with freedom degree of 406. The significant level was less than 0.05 errors and also the rate of RMSEA on the mentioned calculation was equal to 0.094. and when this rate becomes more than 0.08, then it will show that the model is good and well fitted.
Yaser Feizabadi; Fatemeh Maleki
Volume 5, 17(2) , October 2015, Pages 80-69
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Development trend has different stages in different countries so that countries are divided into different categories such as developed, less developed or undeveloped. The development process of different rural areas is not also the same within a country. The aim of this study is to rank and then compare ...
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Development trend has different stages in different countries so that countries are divided into different categories such as developed, less developed or undeveloped. The development process of different rural areas is not also the same within a country. The aim of this study is to rank and then compare the development degree of rural areas of Iran`s provinces using the factor analysis and numerical taxonomy methods in two years 2004 and 2014. The results of the comparison between provinces in 2004 demonstrate nine provinces as developed, eight provinces as moderately developed, four provinces as less developed, and five as under-developed, dozens of other provinces were considered heterogeneous, while the results in 2014 recognize six provinces as developed, eight provinces as moderately developed, six provinces as less developed, six provinces as under-developed and five provinces were considered inconsistent with other provinces. In general, the degree of inequality in rural areas has declined (0.017) slightly after one decade. So production rise within the agricultural sector accompanied by appropriate income distribution among villagers has been advised.
Hassan Pourjavadkhah; Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari; Fatholah Keshavarz; Masoumeh Mohammadzadeh
Volume 5, 17(2) , October 2015, Pages 90-81
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess the educational needs of rural youth on agricultural entrepreneurial activities in Guilan province. The statistical population of this study consisted of rural youth who were between 15-35 year old (N = 2598) and the sample size was determined by using ...
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The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess the educational needs of rural youth on agricultural entrepreneurial activities in Guilan province. The statistical population of this study consisted of rural youth who were between 15-35 year old (N = 2598) and the sample size was determined by using a minimum sample size table for given population by Bartlett et al. (n = 262). In order to assess the educational needs, a questionnaire based on Borich Model was used. Data analysis was performed using (SPSS18). The educational needs were analyzed and ranked using Mean Weighted Descriptive Scores (MWDS). Results showed that competencies such as “identifying principles of proper decision-making procedures” was noticed as the most important priority for education. Although, “identifying principles of proper establishment of home employment" was in the last rank in educational needs. MWDS indicated that all competencies were in the high level of needs. The findings of t and F-tests reveal that there were no significant differences between individual characteristics and contextual factors, while “local markets in the village or neighboring village” had a significant effect on educational needs (p < 0.05).
Zahra Amiri; Seyedeh Mahboobeh Mozaffari Khoshrodi; Mohammad Kavoosi Kalashami
Volume 5, 17(2) , October 2015, Pages 102-91
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Unemployment had been one of the important challenges of recently decade in Iran,s economy. Food and drinking industry discharge the most important role in employment of industrial products of the country. In spite of large number of workforce in the agricultural sector, job creation potential is low ...
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Unemployment had been one of the important challenges of recently decade in Iran,s economy. Food and drinking industry discharge the most important role in employment of industrial products of the country. In spite of large number of workforce in the agricultural sector, job creation potential is low in Mazandaran province so, development of non-agricultural sector should be prioritized in the region. In this province the high level of investment and employee are on these industries. This research wants to study the effect of employment in food and drinking industries, from the number of these industries and in Mazandaran province. Time series statistical data of employment (EM), number of firms (NF), the real investment (RIC), and payment to other inputs (ROIC) are used for 1991-2010. The methodology of research based on Fomby, for selection of suitable model, cause to estimate vector error correction model. The results acquired from Johansen and Juselius test show existence of long term equilibrium relation within these variables. Also results of vector error correction model show that in long term, if RIC and NF change one percent, employment increase by %0.139 and %2.329, but ROIC will decrease employment by %0.258.
