A Study on Consolidation Barriers of Agricultural Farmlands (Case Study: Boukan County)

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

Khalid Karimi ¹ (M.Sc. Graduated, Agricultural Management, College of Agriculture, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran)
Loghman Rashidpour ² (Assistant Professor, Dep. of Agricultural Management, College of Agriculture, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran)
Soleiman Rasouli Azar ³ (Assistant Professor, Dep. of Agricultural Management, College of Agriculture, Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran)

Received: 2016-12-24 Accepted : 2018-12-19 Published : 2018-11-22

Keywords: Consolidation, barriers, Farmland, Boukan,

Abstract :

Agriculture with small-scale units, because of the lack of effective use of technology and modern facilities, is considered to be a limiting factor in the productivity and productivity of production in the agricultural sector, which cannot provide the minimum food needed by the community. This research uses a descriptive-survey method to study the barriers of land consolidation in the Bokan County. Statistical population of the study was included all Agricultural beneficiaries of Boukan county that out of them, 200 sample were selected by Cochran formula in a simple random sampling method.The researcher-made questionnaire was used for data gathering that’s validity and reliability was confirmed by experts and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.87. Descriptive results showed that the average age of the farmers was 41 years and had an average of 21 years of agricultural work experience. The average owner of each farmer was 3 pieces of land. The results of factor analysis showed that six factors included; cultural barriers, social-participatory barriers, educational barriers, economic barriers, legal barriers and policy and structural barriers (topography) could explain about 73% of the variance of barriers to land consolidation.The results showed that, lack of training on appropriate consolidation methods, lack of farmers' participation in explanation classes, buying and selling agricultural land, traditional beliefs, the structure of certain laws such as inheritance and grant, land ownership, lack of attention to the rural economy, lack of participation of banks and lack of proper investment in agricultural sector, are the most important variables of the six-factor barriers of agricultural land consolidation in the Boukan county.

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