Islam Abad joint stock farming company at Qaenata successful model for sustainable rural livelihood and development during half century in east of Iran
Journal Title: International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
The economy of Iran is a mixed and transition economy with a large public sector. Agriculture contributes just over 11% to the gross national product and employs a third of the labor force. About 11% of Iran's land is arable. Primitive farming methods, overworked and under-fertilized soil, poor seed and water scarcity are the principal obstacles to increased production. About one third of total cultivated land is irrigated. Agricultural production is increasing as a result of modernization, mechanization, improvements to crops and livestock as well as land redistribution programs. Since the 1979 revolution commercial farming has replaced subsistence farming as the dominant mode of agricultural production. In before the revolution, farming joint stock companies' creation along with other modern farming systems, a strategy is to change inefficient structures of the agricultural sector. Therefore, some experts of regional believe that with changes in the organizational structure farming joint stock companies, we can hopeful to its useful in agriculture and rural development. We see appearance of this belief in create of Islam Abad joint stock farming Company at Qaenat as one the first joint stock company that established in 1968 in South Khorasan Province. In this article author investigating economic and social effects of making this company in various aspects at sustainable development and security in rural, boundary and desert regions of east of Iran. Results of this study show that establishing Islam Abad joint stock farming company have a great impact and huge effects on accessing to goals and objectives of sustainable development, livelihood, employment and security in these regions of east of Iran.
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Farhood Golmohammadi, Mohammad Ghafoorian
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