Objectives, motivations and barriers of organic agriculture development in Ravansar city.

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Faculty member of Entrepreneurship,University of Tehran

2 Associated Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, University of Tehran

3 Ph.D Student of Geography and Rural Planning, Shahid Beheshti University

4 M.A. of Geography and Rural Planning, Shahid Beheshti University

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the goals, motivation, barriers of organic farmers in Ravansar County, Kermanshah, Iran. This study was a descriptive-correlation research. The population of the study was organic farmers in Ravansar. Organic farmers were selected from a list of certified farmers obtained from Agriculture Organization. Among them, 51 organic farmers were selected based on a simple sample randomized method. Data analysis was done with SPSS software. The results showed that organic farmers have had the most importance for the health of food and short-term benefits. In order of preference, statement “organic farming can assure world food production” and “organic products are healthier” was the first priority, and in ecological statement “organic farming can improve soil fertility and structure” and economic statement “organic farming can assure the future of a farm” create motivation for organic farming. The most important barriers of organic farming like marketing and the lack of government support for these products, lack of required standards in order to confirm and supply of products to the market and lack of training and informing have mentioned in this context.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 7, Issue 2
March 2019
Pages 63-76

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