Abstract:
A descriptive-analytical method was used to implement this research. Statistical method applied included path analysis using SPSS package in analyzing 6 effective factors (personal، psychological، educational، environmental، social and economic). In addition it researchers investigated the direct and indirect effects of these factors on the Creation of Cooperative’s production and distribution of agricultural products in the Rural district of Gonabad Township. Findings indicated that all independent variables apart from the personal factors had direct effects on the Creation of Cooperative’s production and distribution of agricultural products. The rest of the independent variables (psychological، educational، environmental، social and economic) had both direct and indirect effects and also a high correlation coefficient with the Creation of agricultural cooperatives. Therefore، the most significant effects of direct and indirect was related to the economic factors(.514%) and the least significant indirect effects found on the Creation of Cooperative of production and distribution of Saffron production were related to the environmental factors(.215%) and personal factors(.235%).
Machine summary:
Given the characteristics mentioned in the section on agricultural cooperatives, the priority task of policymakers and planners regarding this situation is to create a deep transformation in the structure of the existing status, to lay the groundwork and create efficient and necessary institutions and organizations, and to increase the level of growth and awareness Investigating the factors affecting the establishment of agricultural production and distribution cooperatives in the rural settlements of Gonabad County Mahnaz Rahbari 1, Nasser Shafiee Sabet 2*, Nireh Taheri 3 Date of receipt: 2016/07/04 Date of acceptance: 2016/12/05 Abstract This descriptive-analytical research was conducted with the aim of assessing the facilitating components for establishing agricultural production and distribution cooperatives (saffron product).
To this end, using the path analysis statistical method under SPSS software, the direct and indirect effects of 6 influential components (individual, psychological, educational, environmental, social, and economic) on the establishment of agricultural production and distribution cooperatives in Houmeh Rural District of Gonabad County were investigated.
it was observed, all components affecting the establishment of cooperatives (individual, psychological, educational, social, economic, and environmental) showed their significant influence on the formation of production cooperatives in the Homa district of Gonabad county, with high correlation coefficients and significant direct and indirect effects.
Considering what was ultimately obtained using the final tables and diagrams, it can be said that in all components influencing the establishment of agricultural cooperatives, direct effects have been greater than indirect effects, and all independent variables used in this research have high correlation coefficients and multiple direct and indirect effects, which indicates the importance of these variables in creating the grounds and forming agricultural production and distribution cooperatives (especially the saffron crop) in Houmeh district of Gonabad county.
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