Success of “ Facilitating Transfer of Findings ” Project and Its Relations with Characteristics of the Farmers Implementing the Project in Kermanshah Province of Iran

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  Success of “ Facilitating Transfer of Findings ” Project   and Its Relations with Characteristics of the Farmers Implementing the Project in Kermanshah Province of Iran     This study mainly aims at investigating the success of “ Facilitating Transfer of Findings ” (FTF) project as well as its relations with characteristics of the concerned farmers. The statistical population consists of the farmers implementing the project in Kermanshah province of Iran (72 members), who are studied through a census method in 2009 and finally, resulted in studying 64 members. In order to gather information, a questionnaire is used, the content validity of which is established by a panel of experts and the reliability of which is estimated by Cronbach's alpha (α=0.78). The correlation results indicate no significant relation of the farmers' individual and professional characteristics with the success of FTF project in the province.      

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