Document Type : Original Article
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Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran
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Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Iran
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Imam Khomeini Higher Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran
10.30490/rvt.2024.363649.1552
Abstract
Analyzing the sustainability levels of smallholder farmers' livelihoods can play an effective role in sustainable development. This research was conducted with the aim of measuring the sustainability of the livelihood in the rural areas of Iran. The statistical population of this research was household heads (N=481,096), using Cochran's formula,500of them were studied as a sample through proportional assignment sampling.To measure the level of livelihood sustainability, a total of 38livelihood sustainability indices, including 10economic indices, 11social indices, 10environmental indices, and 7institutional indices, were evaluated at the level of the above four provinces. These indices were resolved by standardizing the scale difference and then using the principal component analysis method, the weight of the indices was calculated and applied to them.Finally, the composite index of rural livelihood sustainability was calculated for the studied provinces.The results of the research showed that72.4% of the heads of the studied smallholder farmers' households are in an unstable state of livelihood. In terms of sustainabilityof smallholder farmers' livelihoods,Guilan province ranks first with a composite index of 0.273, Hormozgan province ranks second with a composite index of -0.017, Alborz province ranks third with a composite index of -0.092, and Yazd province ranks with a composite index of 0.196. - It is ranked fourth. The results of measuring the livelihood sustainability of smallholder farmers based on the Prescott Allen spectrum showed that Guilan province has a better situation than other provinces, although the livelihood sustainability rate in this province is not in an ideal situation and is potentially unstable.
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