Challenges Of Sustainable Rural Development From Perspective Of Villagers
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
In Iran 22.23 million people living in 65000 villages who directly or indirectly depend on agriculture to survive, while most of them are living under poverty line. Still Iranian rural economy is dominated by agricultural sector which accounts for 27% of GDP, 22.9% of employment opportunities, 82% of food supply and 35% of non-oil exports, plus considerable raw materials for industrial use. Despite the importance of rural areas inagricultural sector in Iran, unfortunately, little attention has been paid by policymakers to this matter.Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to find out major challenges of rural areas for achieving sustainable development in Kermanshah Township. The data were collected using survey questionnaires. The statistical population of the study consisted of all heads of rural households in Kermanshah Township (N= 24391). With using a systematic sampling technique, a total of 330 farmers were selected for the survey. Content and face validity were established by a panel of experts. Questionnaire reliability was estimated by calculating Cronbach’s alpha. Reliability of the overall instrument was estimated at 0.82, which indicated that the questionnaire was highly reliable. The results of factor analysis showed that five factors economic, cultural-social, Institutional, environmental and infrastructural have explained 63.85% of challenges to achieving sustainable development in rural areas in Kermanshah Township. Diversification of rural economy, supporting job creation activities, promoting sustainable rural tourism, business and industrial activities, establishing a stable urban-rural network are among important agenda which can create an appropriate condition for sustainable development in Iranian rural communities.
Authors and Affiliations
Rezvan Ghambarali *| Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Razi, email: Rezvangh20007@yahoo.com, Amirhossein Alibaygi| Associate Prof, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Razi, Behrooz Rasekhi| Faculty of Islamic Azad University of Kermanshah, Iran, Vida Pezeshki| Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Agricultural Extension, Islamic Azad University of Tehran, Shahrzad Ghasemi| Master of Science, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Razi, Zhaleh Akbari| Bachelor of Science, Department of Agricultural Extension, Islamic Azad University of Ilam, Iran
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