Identifying Factors Affecting the Performance of Rural Production Cooperatives in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting the performance of rural cooperatives in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad provinces. Research was applied in terms of its purpose and in terms of its nature, descriptive-analytical. The population consisted of all members of rural production cooperatives in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad province (N=7644). To determine the sample size, the Cochran formula was used and based on this, the sample size was (n=365). A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The validity of the questionnaire was determined through a panel of experts including the faculty members of the Agricultural Management Department of Gachsaran branch. The reliability of the Coranbach Alpha test was estimated to be (0.88). In order to analyze the data in the descriptive statistics section, mean, median, mode and percent frequency were used. In the inferential statistics, the Kolmogorov test, Pearson correlation test and multivariate regression were used.The results of correlation coefficient showed that there was a significant relationship between social responsibility variables, social solidarity at the level of 99% and the variables of social participation, social trust at 95% level. Also, there was a positive and significant relationship between the soil management variables at the level of 99% and the variables of water management and management of chemical inputs at the 95% level. The results of multivariate regression test showed that the components of social factors, social responsibility, social solidarity, social participation, social trust, soil management, water management and management of chemical inputs in total 66 percent of changes in dependent variable of research

Keywords

• rural production cooperative
• environmental factors
• social factors
• kohgiluyeh and boyer ahmad province