The Role of Non-Farming Activities in the Sustainability of Peasant Farming Systems: A Case in Osku County

International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development

مقاله 9، دوره 11، شماره 2، شهریور 2021، صفحه 297-312   

نوع مقاله: Research Article

نویسندگان

Hossein Shabanali Fami^{* 1}؛ Mohammad Shokati Amghani²؛ Moslem Savari³؛ Mahnaz Mohammadzadeh Nasrabadi⁴؛ Mahsa Moetaghed⁵

¹Professor, Department of Agricultural Development and Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

²PhD Graduate of Agricultural Development, Department of Agricultural Development and Management, Faculty of Agricultural Economics & Development, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

³Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran

⁴Assistant Professor, Payam Noor University, Iran

⁵Ph.D. Scholar, Agricultural Development, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

چکیده

This research was carried out to investigate the role of non-farming activities in the sustainability of peasant farming systems in Osku County by a descriptive-correlational research method. The research population consisted of peasant farmers in Osku County (N =1400), out of whom 300 people were sampled based on Krejcie and Morgan’s table for sample size determination using the proportionate stratified sampling technique. Data were analyzed by SPSS _win18 software. The main instrument of data collection was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by experts. The reliability of the main scales of the instrument was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which was in the range of 0.82-0.87. The results of analyzing three dimensions of sustainability showed that, in total, 29.3 percent of the farming units were "unsustainable", 41.7 percent were "semi-sustainable", and 28.9 percent were "sustainable". Based on the regression analysis, the variables of the number of people employed in the non-farming sector, the use of non-farming income in the agricultural sector, and household income out of non-farming activities accounted for 54.2 percent of the variations in sustainability level of the peasant farming systems.

کلیدواژه‌ها

non-farming activities؛ Osku County؛ peasant farming systems؛ sustainability

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