Investigating the components of improving the welfare of rural households that are members and non-members of rural production cooperatives in Miandoab city.

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1 Assistant Professor of Agricultural Development Department of Agricultural Extension and Education College of Agriculture Tarbiat Modares University Tehran, Iran.

2 Master of Rural Development, Rural Development, Tarbiat Modares University.Tehran. Iran

3 Associate Professor of Rural Development, Tarbiat Modares University.Tehran. Iran.

4 Posdoctoral Researcher of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Tarbiat Modares University.Tehran. Iran.

10.30490/rvt.2023.362173.1523

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the components of improving the welfare of rural households that are members and non-members of rural production cooperatives in Miandoab Township. The present research was conducted using a survey and descriptive-correlational methodology. The size of the target population includes 17493 rural households, members and non-members of rural production cooperatives, and 377 households were randomly selected. questionnaire was the main tool for data collecting. validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of agricultural extension and education specialists at Tarbiat Modares University and its reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Data were collected through structured interviews and analyzed using SPSS27 and LISREL software 8.8. to investigate the components of improving the welfare of rural households and checking the goodness of fit index, Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used. The results showed that there is a significant difference between member and non-member rural households in terms of welfare components status. So that in the components of safety and security; individual freedom; governance; social capital; investment environment; entrepreneurial conditions; market access and infrastructure; economic quality; living conditions; Sanitation and Health; and education; There was a significant difference between member and non-member households, and only in the natural environment component, no significant difference was seen. Therefore, rural production cooperatives played an effective role in improving the welfare of rural households in Miandoab City, In this regard, it is suggested to provide entrepreneurship training to increase agricultural production and increasing wealth.

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Village and Development

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Available Online from 18 December 2023

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