مطالعات جغرافیایی مناطق خشک (Nov 2024)
Identifying the Main Drivers of Agricultural Cooperative Businesses in East Azerbaijan Province
Abstract
Aim: To fill the research gap, the research seeks to identify the main drivers of agricultural cooperative businesses in East Azerbaijan Province for a 10-year horizon (2023).Materials & Method: Based on the purpose, it is of an applied type, and in terms of its nature and method, it is of a descriptive-analytical type; from the time dimension, it is based on a prospective approach. The results of the citation review in the form of a mutual effects analysis matrix were provided to the respondents (31 people) for analysis using MICMAC software in the form of a questionnaire.Finding: The 40 x 40 matrix has a 96% favorability based on statistical indicators with the number of data rotations four times, showing the answers' high validity. The degree of filling of the matrix is 91%, which shows that the system was in an unstable state.Conclusion: The variable "conception of cooperative as a human institution to create products and services in conditions of uncertainty" was ranked first in direct and indirect influence. The variables "agricultural cooperative businesses as an effective intervention in rural development to reduce rural poverty and improve food security" and "focus on appropriate production inputs to increase agricultural products and reduce production costs and ensure appropriate demand in the final ranking of key factors affecting the system , were identified as the main drivers.Innovation: Innovation, the presentation of key and effective factors has the ability to generalize in the sense that they can describe the cause and effect relationships of change processes that affect agricultural cooperative businesses in this region and are operational and not ideal; Therefore, the mission of this study is to help develop decision-making processes at the regional level.
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