خلاصة:
This quantitative research was carried out with the aim of comparatively assess the success of rural production cooperatives in comparison with otheragricultural utilization systems. Statistical population of this research were agricultural beneficiaries in Kashan، Aran and Bidgol Townships (N=2700) that 486 Samples were selected through stratified random sampling from three geographical region and five kind of system operation. Data were collected using a questionnaire instrument. Validity of the questionnaire was obtained through a panel of experts and reliability was obtained through Cronbach's alpha. Data were analyzed by using SPSS16 and applying descriptive statistics، ANOVA and Duncan's test. Results revealed that the rural production cooperatives in all evaluated parameters (social، technical، economic and management) has a significant difference with other agricultural operation systems. Rural production cooperatives in comparison with other agricultural operation systems of the social and technical Index in the first place but in economy and management Index is in second place after the trading system.
ملخص الجهاز:
" Given the claim that rural production cooperatives are among the most efficient and effective systems in the agricultural sector, yet a significant number of producers in different parts of the country are involved in their problems (Saadi, 2007), this study was conducted with the aim of an applied evaluation of the success of rural production cooperative companies compared to other agricultural exploitation systems in the cities of Kashan and Aran and Bidgol, so that its results can be used by cooperative system officials to launch and provide more support for these systems and reduce their problems in pursuit of achieving sustainable agricultural development.
Number of respondents categorized by type of exploitation system (Refer to the page image) Source: Research findings The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, which was developed in five sections including individual and professional characteristics of producers and the performance evaluation of exploitation systems in social, economic, technical, and managerial indicators based on a 5-point Likert scale.
Results of comparison of the weighted mean of the technical indicator variable based on the Duncan test Production systems Infrastructure services factor Technical knowledge level factor Performance per unit area factor Mean Class Mean Class Mean Class Commercial 4/5660 A 2/8837 A 2/5970 A Production cooperative 5/0049 A 2/6182 B 1/9178 B Prosperous peasant 4/8309 A 2/5748 B 1/8522 B Common cooperative 4/6341 A 2/5323 B-C 1/5487 C Small-scale peasant 3/8622 B 2/4075 C 1/5249 C Source: Research findings Note: Similar letters in each column lack significant statistical difference based on the Duncan test at the 5 percent error level.