Dariush Hayati

• PhD
• Professor at Shiraz University

مفاهیم توان¬افزایی و ظرفیت¬سازی از مفاهیم اساسی در ادبیات توسعه و به خصوص توسعه محلی، روستایی و جماعت محور محسوب می¬شوند. اما علی رغم نقش اساسی این مفاهیم در ادبیات توسعه، همچنان تعریف مشخص و روشنی برای هر یک از این مفاهیم وجود ندارد. به گونه¬ای که حتی در برخی متون این مفاهیم با¬هم، به¬جای هم و یا بدون تعریف مشخصی مورد استفاده قرار می¬گیرند. این نو...

Introduction Construction of agricultural greenhouses can be considered as one of the appropriate solutions to meet the growing food demands. However, high energy use in greenhouse productions on the one hand and energy limitation on the other hand are fundamental challenges facing mankind. The present study aims to measure and compare energy effic...

Given the constraints agricultural land, the use of agricultural greenhouses is suggested as a fundamental approach to ensure food provision; nevertheless, the substantial energy consumption associated with greenhouse production, coupled with the constraints and finite nature of energy resources, provide significant difficulties for the human. Henc...

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is one of the latest generations of agricultural systems, which aims to reduce the vulnerability of the agricultural sector to uncertainties such as climate change. Adoption of the technologies of this agricultural system by farmers can be one of the first steps towards reducing the vulnerability of the agricultural...

Although different worldviews have been presented to analyze the conservative behaviors of the farmers, limited empirical evidence exists on the use of the economic man worldview to analyze farmers' water conservation behavior (WCB). Therefore, conceptualization of farmers' water conservation behavioral intention through the lens of this worldview...

The current research aims to identify adaptation strategies adopted by rural women of Fars province in dealing with climate variability. This study is applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-correlational in terms of methodology, and field type in terms of data collection. The statistical population were rural women who were members of agricultura...

Green manure is used as an environmentally friendly technology to produce clean agricultural products. This technology not only helps reduce environmental and health concerns, but can also increase productivity. Green manure is especially needed in the production of paddy. Because rice as a strategic product is the main food of people in many count...

The purpose of this study was to explore the willingness of farmers to participate in the management and conservation of the wetlands in Iran. Theoretically, the present study introduces social identity models of collective action into the discourse of sustainable wetland management for the first time. The study site was Ghara Gheshlagh Wetland as...

Conservation agriculture is an approach for managing agricultural ecosystems, improving productivity, increasing benefits and food security, and preserving resources and the environment. The core purpose of this study was to analyze the constructs affecting the intention to use conservation agriculture measures. For this purpose, protection motivat...

Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) is considered as an innovative method and an alternative one for sustainable management of water resources that has, in recent years, attracted the attention of experts and thinkers. Implementation of this method would entail the participation and collective action of various stakeholders. In this process, farmers...

Exploiting medicinal plants on rangelands is a climate-sensitive strategy in Iran. In other words, there is an urgent need for the transition toward resilience under current climatic pressures and risks. In addition, a deep understanding about awareness, risk perceptions, and adaptation strategies of different rural groups can play a significant ro...

‘Energy consumption sustainability’ in agriculture is used as a multidimensional approach to deal with sustainable utilization of agricultural inputs. Accordingly, the present study aims to identify and analyze the criteria of energy consumption sustainability in agricultural greenhouses in Iran through an exploratory mixed method. Factors of energ...

Water conflicts might be a serious threat for the life quality of stakeholders and also an obstacle on the way of human and environmental development. Obviously, the environment could be affected by such conflicts. The purpose of this study is to investigate the agricultural water conflicts through a human ecological perspective by using POET model...

Conflicts over rangeland exploitation have been a serious challenge in Iran, rooted in human behavior. Accordingly, this study aimed to provide a comprehensive theoretical framework in the field of analyzing conflict behavior among rangeland exploiters. This research is a descriptive-correlational and causal-relational study conducted using a cross...

An opportunity-based model of rural entrepreneurial process was developed using a case study of 24 businesses representing rural entrepreneurship. The model was applied in the current study based on interviews with rural entrepreneurs who were successful in exploiting rural entrepreneurial opportunities successfully in Fars province, Iran. Rural en...

Ensuring the security of freshwater resources is one of the most important drivers of the quality of social and environmental systems. In recent years, the security of water resources has faced various challenges. In other words, the water resources have become more vulnerable to threats and there is more concern about the sustainable development o...

This study has been done with the aim of developing and validating a perceptual scale for small-scale farmers in arid regions and also redirecting interventions towards sustainability; it was conducted in the two qualitative and quantitative phases. In the scale validation process, principal component analysis was employed to identify the latent di...

Rural development programs during their trajectory always looking for a more suitable and effective solutions to improve quality of life in rural areas. Therefore, according to conceptual and structural changes in rural notion, it is necessary to change our perspectives towards rural development in Iran and global development terminology. The neo-e...

This chapter provides an overview of the status of Iran’s freshwater management and conservation in three periods of time (past, present, and future). In order to figure out the past situation of freshwater management and conservation in Iran, first the characteristics of Qanats and their social structure (Buneh) as the backbones of traditional wat...

The aim of the present research was to analyze the farmers' intention towards participation in the management and conservation of wetlands through the lens of the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). To do this, a cross-sectional survey of Iranian farmers was carried out. To select the samples, a multi-stage random sampling process with a pro...

Natural and man-made water scarcity and mismanagement of water resources in Iran have caused numerous problems for agricultural sustainability. Many of environmental issues including water scarcity are the results of human-beings' activities. Therefore, pro-environmental analysis of farmers' water conservation behaviors (WCB) should be considered a...

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of dimensions of place attachment on Iranian farmers' water conservation intention. The study population consisted of 36183 Iranian farmers in West Azerbaijan province. A multistage stratified random sampling method was used in this study (n=380). Findings revealed that those three dimensi...

Environmental challenges to natural resources have been attributed to human behavior and traditional agricultural production techniques. Natural resource degradation in agriculture has always been a prime concern in agro ecological research and sustainability analysis. There are many techniques for assessing environmental performance; one of which,...

The main purpose of this chapter was to develop a framework for forest-based climate change social interventions which was fulfilled using a multi-stage process. There is no doubt that forests are important to humans, plants, animals, and the planet as a whole. In other words, the ongoing deforestation process and land degradation caused by human a...

Conservation, protection, and proper utilization of forests play an important role in environmental sustainability of the globe. The ultimate goal of sustainable forest management is to create a balanced and appropriate solution for human well-being and preservation of forest ecosystems. However, one of the prominent obstacles to achieve this goal...

This study aimed to analyze the causes and consequences of agricultural water conflicts among agricultural water beneficiaries in the irrigation network of Doroodzan dam, Iran. This research applied mixed-method and descriptive analysis, which was done in two qualitative and quantitative phases. The results showed that the causes of water conflicts...

The main purpose of this study was to develop and validate an agricultural sustainability measurement index. A multi-stage process was introduced and employed to develop and to validate the index. Statistical population of the study consisted of Iranian wheat farmers. The related data were analyzed using various multivariate statistical methods i.e...

Investment in the behavioral change projects would not be possible without knowing their prerequisites and determinants including intention, moral norms, identity, and place attachment. Therefore, this study aimed at the determination of the effects of place attachment (PAT), (place dependence (PDE), place identity (PID), and place affect (PAF)) an...

3 The present study aims to analyze sugar beet farmers' intention towards the acceptance of drip 4 irrigation based on an extended version of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The main 5 objectives of this study are introduction of existing acceptance behavior models, comparison 6 of these theories with a critical point of view, presentation of a...

Agriculture is the largest user of fresh water resources and thus farmers' norms and behaviors are of great importance in water resource management system. The main aim of the present research was to investigate the determinants of farmers' moral norms and ascription of responsibility towards water conservation. This study was a descriptive-correla...

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is well known as a pro-environmental technology in agriculture. Therefore, investigating adoption of IPM mechanisms is crucial for agricultural products such as pistachio in Iran. The main purpose of this study was to assess the role of factors affecting IPM adoption by pistachio growers in Kerman Province. Survey w...

Many environmental dilemmas such as water scarcity originate from human behavior. This study aimed to analyze Iranian farmers’ water conservation behavior using Bandura’s social-cognitive theory. To this end, a cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect the required data. The research instrument was a questionnaire. A sample of 380 farmers was...

According to experts, the inefficient agricultural sector has a dominant role in degrading water resources all over the world. Farmers’ conservational behavior is an important aspect of new integrated water management studies. Relevantly, various behavioral theories have been proposed in the field of environmental psychology. The main objective of...

In developing countries, agricultural development is still a fundamental means of poverty alleviation, economic development and, in general, sustainable development. Despite the great emphasis on sustainable agricultural development, it seems that there are many practical difficulties towards empirical assessment of agricultural sustainability. In...

Background and Aim: Efficient use of water resources is an undeniable necessity in agricultural sector. The purpose of the present study was ethical analysis of farmers' water conservation behavior in West Azerbaijan Province. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-correlational research, the study population included the farmers residing in th...

Eradication of poverty has always been one of the most important aims of sustainable rural development. Poverty has gender-based dimension and gender inequality is one of the most important aspects of poverty. Gender inequality is a complex concept which includes subjective and objective facets. This concept is affected and/or formed based on commu...

Integrated pest management has an important role towards reducing chemical pesticides use. This method is based on farmers’ technical knowledge and skills. Having such knowledge and skills is essential to adopt the method. Identifying and investigating those factors affecting pistachio growers’ technical knowledge of Integrated Pest Management (IPM...

Education is increasingly seen as one means to reduce and overcome the effect of water conflict. In this regard, agricultural extension as a kind of informal education can be a key element to reduce conflicts among its clients. The purpose of this paper was to investigate agricultural extension responsibility toward water conflict management. A des...

The shortage of utilizable water resources in Iran is the cause of some conflicts among stakeholders. The intention of water conflict in this article is a term describing conflicts among water stakeholders in agricultural sector especially between farmers and government. The purpose of this study was to analyze and find the best way to solve the wa...

Water conflict is considered as one of the major challenges in agricultural water management. "Agricultural water conflict" is a term describing disputes and differences among water stakeholders over an access to water resources in the agricultural sector. The purpose of this paper was to investigate farmers' viewpoints toward agricultural water co...

Water scarcity at an alarming rate has been a limiting factor for sustainable agriculture in arid and semi-arid environments of the world. It has resulted in a number of problems such as poverty and food insecurity among farm households. Therefore, building and improving resilience, as a way to mitigate the impacts of water scarcity, is important f...

New technologies has major role toward plant productions. Integrated Pest Management is a farm technology which reduces pesticides in agricultural systems. Agricultural extension services should be considered as the main diffusion technology instrument so that success in many new technologies adoptions depended on this services function. Investigat...

Precision agriculture technology is a way to create a balance between increasing population, shortage of resources and the environmental protection. Therefore, enhancing experts' education in precision agriculture can be accelerated adoption of this technology by farmers. The main objective of this study was assessing extension advisory services ex...

Agricultural water conflict" is a term describing disputes and contrasts among stakeholders over an access to water resources in agricultural sector. Education is increasingly seen as one means to reduce and overcome the effect of water conflict. In this regard, agricultural extension as a kind of informal education can be a key element to reduce c...

Understanding people's ecological behaviors and the impacts of human activities on natural environment is one of the most important concepts in ecological psychology research. The purpose of this study was to investigate causal relationship between factors and maize growers' ecological behavior concerning the application of external inputs such as...

Iran faces a serious and worsening water crisis, and water conservation by its farmers is rightly seen as crucial to any resolution. Whilst many farmers are profligate in their use of water, some are parsimonious: behavioural strategies vary and these strategies, we hypothesise, are accompanied by differing perceptions. These perceptions, we furthe...

There is a high risk of serious water shortages in Middle-East and North African countries. To decrease this threat water conservation strategies are gaining overall importance and one main focus is now on farmer's behavior. Among other dimensions it is assumed that normative issues play an important role in predicting environmental oriented intent...

Agriculture is changed by many new approaches in through of time. Today, many researchers are researching on robotic functions in all majors of sciences which agriculture is one of them. Success of robots in agriculture can be considered as one of the greatest revolution in agriculture. Purpose of this study is to investigate of robotics agricultur...

Integrated pest management is considered as a sustainable control plant pest's method. In this method, using of chemical pesticides is used after agronomical and biological pest control as the last way. Pistachio is one of the most currencies of agricultural crop that significantly makes up contribution Iran ' s agricultural exports. IPM history in...

Iran faces a water crisis so severe that much of its land has ceased to be productive. Since Iran has coped with water shortages for thousands of years, it would seem that something has been lost in the abandonment, over the past half-century or so, of traditional practices in favour of modern ones. A comparison of the socio-technical systems inher...

This article reflects on the fundamentals of first and second modernity and its usefulness and practicability for problem formulation and solving in the context of water management practices in Iran. It is argued that the current water crisis in Iran resulted from modernization based on first modernity paradigms, and second modernity concepts are u...

According to the huge growth of world population, the emergence of increasing food production is inarguably one of the most significant developments in our planet and it caused many use of resources and pollutions in nature. Nowadays, humans change their environment very fast and don " t save natural resources for next generations. To addressing th...

Human societies with different social activities and cultural characteristics have different values and attitudes toward the environment. Access and use of water as one the important natural resources has been the source of many conflicts. The agricultural sector is not exception from this rule. "Agricultural water conflict" is a term describing di...

Launching of those industries which are related to agricultural section could lead to job creating and agricultural development. In addition, launching complete or the conversion agricultural industries is required to maintain the wastes of agricultural products and ultimately to achieve national development. Moreover, economic growth, sustainable...

Variable rate technologies are a type of precision agriculture (PA) technology used to evaluate soil stability. Tillage is applied for farmland conditioning in preparation for cultivation, and tillage objectives can be determined this technology. This study was based on a revised Technology Acceptance Model to investigate attitudes and intentions o...

Aims: This study investigated the attitude and intention of experts in Agriculture Organization of Fars and Khuzestan Provinces towards the usage of variable rate irrigation technology. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: In Agricultural Organization of Fars and Khuzestan Provinces, between July 2006 and September 2006...

Agricultural water conflict describes conflicts among water stakeholders in the agricultural sector. The purpose of this study was to investigate regional water experts’ opinions towards agricultural water conflicts. The research was conducted in Doroodzan dam irrigation network in Fars Province, Iran. The study was carried out by using a descripti...

Utilizable fresh water for using in agricultural sector is very limited especially in Iran. That shortage is the cause of conflicts among stakeholders. Also they have some affects on the environment. The intention of water conflict in this article is a term describing conflicts between water stakeholders in agricultural sector especially between fa...

The slow-onset disasters, like drought, consistently deplete farmers' resources at a faster rate than they can be replenished. Drought has been a recurring phenomenon in the southern regions of Iran and it has repeatedly been a leading cause of declining production and great human suffering. In view of the fact that poor and small farmers are more...

Sustainability in agriculture is a complex concept and there is no ­common viewpoint among scholars about its dimensions. Nonetheless various parameters for measuring agricultural sustainability have been proposed. This manuscript reviews some aspects of agricultural sustainability measures by referring to measuring difficulties, components of sust...

One of the important issues to development of sustainable agriculture is application of useful technologies with emphasize on environmental protection strategies. Variable Rate Technology-Spraying (VRT-spraying) is a new approach of IT in agriculture to increase products and agricultural efficiency with emphasize on environmental protection strateg...

The threats weaved by human to natural resources have impressed all of worlds' assemblies making decisions about environmental schemes. Appearance of challenges in natural resources management presented by governmental organizations signals a new and more comprehensive approach to natural resources management. This management is the responsibility...

Growth of population especially in developing countries and limitation in land and water, compel man to find new technologies and create innovations to enhance quantity and quality of agricultural productions. Therefore, food security is one of the most concerns that each society is confronted with. Application of modern biotechnology is one of the...

Whereas, this era is nominated as information and communication age, every improvement in agricultural sector and rural development is related to continuous flow of information, and it is one of the most important equipment for enhancing efficiency and individual and group well being. Those who work in agricultural sector need three groups of infor...

This paper provides a conceptual framework for sustainability of extension efforts. A case illustration of extension and agricultural development activities of Iran indicates that these activities are not sustainable. The perceptions and assumptions about the relationship between society and environment based on environmental sociology worldview ar...

Poverty reduction is one of the major challenges confronting mankind and a principal obstacle to well-being for a large proportion of the world’s population. New paradigms of development as advocated by Chambers and others focus strongly on poverty reduction. Poverty is increasingly recognised as a multifaceted concept that can be elucidated throug...

A survey research was carried out during summer 2002 to determine the attitude and knowledge of the flower consumers’ methods of preserving cut flowers. According to simple random sampling, 149 cut flower purchasers were selected from six florist shops in Shiraz, Fars, Iran. A response rate of 97% was recorded. Results indicate that most of the con...

Causal attributions are important mediators of future behaviour because once a cause is assigned; a commensurate action can be taken. The aims of this research were to find how Iranian farmers attribute the causes of poverty, to provide a typology of attribution of causes of poverty as perceived by Iranian farmers and to compare socio-economic char...

The agricultural sector is the largest water user in the world and especially in Asia. Agriculture plays a basic role in Iran's national economy and it consumes about 93.5% of the total national water resource. Iran is a water scarce country and it has been confronted with drought disaster in many parts in recent years. Since the link between pover...