Identifying the Development Barriers of Nomadic Cooperatives in Ilam Province of Iran from the Viewpoint of Members

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1 Associate Professor at Islamic Azad University, Branch of Ilam, Iran

2 MSc Graduate in Agricultural Extension and Education, Islamic Azad University, Branch of Ilam, Iran.

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The main objective of this study was to identify development barriers of nomadic cooperatives in Ilam province of Iran. Statistical population of the study consisted of all the members of the nomadic cooperatives in the province (n=150) studied by using census method. The main data collection instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. To identify the barriers, 54 items were introduced. These were identified based on the results of exploratory factor analysis using SPSS software. The results showed that economic factor alone with eigen value of 7.276 explained %27.12 of the total variance. In general, economic, socio- cultural, educational and technical factors explained %78.24 of the total variance.

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