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| Title: |
The Influence of Social Capital on Adoption of Rural Development Programs by Farmers in the Caspian Sea Region of Iran |
| Author: |
A. Ahmadi Firouzjaie |
| Appeared in: |
American journal of agricultural and biological science |
| Paging: | Volume 2 (2007) nr. 1 pages 15-22 |
| Year: |
2007 |
| Contents: |
The main purpose of this study was to measure social capital (consisting of structural andcognitive) of mainly rice producing farmers in the Caspian See region of Iran. The secondary purposewas to determine the influence of farmers' social capital on adoption of Rural Development Programs(RDPs). This was a descriptive-correlation and a causal-comparative survey study. The population ofthis study consisted of 5746 farmers and by a stratified proportional random sampling technique, 396farmers were chosen as sample of the study. To measure structural and cognitive components of socialcapital variables, a self designed questionnaire was developed to gather needed data. Content validityof the instrument was established by a panel of experts. The finding indicated that, there was astatistically significant difference between adopters and non-adopters in regards to components ofsocial capitals. The result of logistic regression showed that "exchange of information" with peoples orinstitution, "institutional trust", "social participation", and "formal relations network" were identifiedas the most discriminative factors (73% of population), affecting adoptions. Therefore, these socialcapital variables could act as important predicting factors determining adoption and utilization ofRDPs programs. |
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Science publications (provided by DOAJ) |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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