Papers by khalil kalantari
The objective of this study was to examine the factors influencing fragmentation of landholdings ... more The objective of this study was to examine the factors influencing fragmentation of landholdings commonly regarded as a major obstacle to agricultural development in Iran. A sample of farmers was selected and household and village-level data from 12 villages of Ramjerd sub district in Fars province were used to test these factors empirically. Required data were collected by questionnaire from 151 farmers who were selected through a stratified random sampling design from 12 villages of Ramjerd sub District of Marvdasht County in South of Iran. The findings indicated that the fragmentation is the result of several processes (including social, culture, economic, physical and operational processes), working either together or independently. The influences of these factors on land fragmentation were calculated by linear regression model. Results indicated that household average annual income, per capita arable land, size of land rented by household, labour force of household, family size...
Following a fifty-year period of production in collective farms, countries in Eastern Europe have... more Following a fifty-year period of production in collective farms, countries in Eastern Europe have made a significant progress in privatization of means of production ownership. However, scattered small lands, unexpectedly emerged from land reform itself, turned out to be a serious ...
The article considers the current situation of professionalism in the agricultural labor market o... more The article considers the current situation of professionalism in the agricultural labor market of Iran and intends to analyze the feasibility of effective entrance of agricultural students in agricultural fields, one of the most important solutions for knowledge based agriculture fulfillment, based on the case study of students of University College of Agricultural and Na tural Re sources of Tehran University. Results of the analysis revealed that 96.8% of students came from cities, 65.2% had not any practical experience in farming operations and 84.9% of them had no exper ience in farmers advisory and training services. Total ly, the resear ch demonstrated that effective entrance of agricultural students in agricultural fields presently is not feasible and agricultural sector has tenacious bottlenecks in knowledge based agriculture accomplishment. Finally, the study suggests what is needed to occur in the Iranian agricultural higher education system in order to achieve a more effe...
... Hajar Hassanshahi, Hooshang Irvani, Khalil Kalantari and Abdolmotalleb Rezaei: Analysis of Na... more ... Hajar Hassanshahi, Hooshang Irvani, Khalil Kalantari and Abdolmotalleb Rezaei: Analysis of Natural Resources Management Assets in the ... references a number of environmental, economical, social benefits have been attributed to sustainable agriculture (Rahman and Yamao ...
Higher agricultural education is a component of Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (AK... more Higher agricultural education is a component of Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (AKlS) and plays critical roles in the process of developing human capital, and integration of knowledge, information and technology in agriculture sector based on knowledge ...
The main purpose of this study was to investigate effective factors on the attitude of paddy grow... more The main purpose of this study was to investigate effective factors on the attitude of paddy growers towards organic farming in Babol County in Iran. A sample size of 150 farmers was selected for this research by using simple random sampling method. Result of regression analysis showed that participation in extension courses, access to extension communication channels and level of literacy and landholding were the effective factors on farmers' attitude toward organic farming that explained 42% of variance in the attitude index.
Agricultural sustainability refers to the ability of a cropping system to produce, without causin... more Agricultural sustainability refers to the ability of a cropping system to produce, without causing irreversible damage tothe ecosystem. There is an increasing need to view cropping systems and identify management practices in a holisticindicator-based impact assessment. The main objective of this study was to compare and rank the cropping systems of theMarvdasht plain in Fars Province; in order to show the gap between them. To achieve this aim, sustainability were dividedinto four levels based on Composite Index(CI),which is useful for the identification of sustainability and includes threedimension: (1) economical, (2) social, and (3) environmental and consist of 11 indicators. Required data were collected byquestionnaire from 200 cropping farmers who were selected through a stratified sampling design from six regions locatedin Marvdasht plain. The computer software of SPSS was used to analyse the data. Indicators were normalized using thedivision by means technique and were weight...
Rural cooperatives, as a small member-owned organizations, are the potential to facilitate socio-... more Rural cooperatives, as a small member-owned organizations, are the potential to facilitate socio-economic development in rural areas. Despite this fact, in Iran and many other developing countries, they have not had remarkable successes in this regard. Because strategy formulation and management is a plan to obtain far-reaching development effects of any organization. This study aimed to present a hybrid method to formulate and choose strategies for rural cooperatives development. It combined SWOT analysis, TOWS matrix, and the Analytic Network Process (ANP). We applied brainstorming technique to analyze the external and internal environment of rural cooperatives using the contributions of an experts’ team comprising 10 individual CEOs of rural cooperatives and senior employees of the Central Organization of Rural Cooperatives. When this team identified key SWOT factors, TOWS matrix was constructed to create good strategic alternatives. Finally, ANP was applied to prioritize the str...
Climate and Development
ABSTRACT The global climate is changing, and farmers must increase their adaptive capacity to avo... more ABSTRACT The global climate is changing, and farmers must increase their adaptive capacity to avoid negative impacts. This study aimed to examine the adaptive capacity of farmers’ household to tolerate climate changes and identify factors affecting the climate in Hamadan province, Iran. The adaptive capacity was evaluated quantitatively by using 23 indicators and was categorized into high, moderate, low, and very low adaptive capacity. The study was based on a cross sectional survey and was conducted with a random sample of 280 household farmers distributed in five counties of Hamadan province in the west of the country whose climatic data revealed signs of climate change. The result showed that farmers’ negative perception toward climate change generally increases during dry seasons and decreases when the precipitation and water resources are more available. Regarding the available information, only 15% of farmers had a high level of adaptive capacity, while 10% of them were highly adapted, and 27.5% showed a very low level of adaptive capacity. Adaptive capacity in the current study was influenced by some socio-economic variables including total farm size, irrigated farm size, number of agricultural land plots, and perception and knowledge of climate change.
International Journal of Tourism Research
Most published rural/agri tourism segmentation studies were undertaken in the 1990s and 2000s and... more Most published rural/agri tourism segmentation studies were undertaken in the 1990s and 2000s and concentrated on developed and industrialized countries. Many emerging markets, like Iran, are now in the early stages of development of rural/ agritourism, but have not been studied to determine their full range and types of preferred services. In this regard, this study predicts tourist segments by surveying a sample of potential agricultural tourists in Qazvin, Iran. Qazvin is capital of the province of the same name and is in a unique position for agritourism development, due to its very important historical, natural and agricultural attractions. A factor-clustering method and combined approach identified three distinct agritourists segments: those willing to change and interested in rural life; intrepid and adventurous agritourists; and eco-centric, family oriented and food safety agritourists. Findings include a comparison of the spectrum of needs between the priorities of agritourists in emerging markets with those of industrialized countries, the identification of a segment not previously described who exhibited the greatest concern for food safety and environmental protection as well as commitment to the rural poor and protection of local beliefs and customs, and how industrialization and urbanization has contributed to the evolution of agritourism. The spectrum of needs allows us to compare the priorities of agritourists in emerging markets with those of industrialized countries. Thus, the history of agritourism and rate of urbanization can demonstrate the evolution of agricultural visitors' needs.
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