Mohammad Shokati Amghani

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• PhD
• Assistant Professor at Tarbiat Modares University

To advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, it's essential to implement practices that improve the livelihoods sustainability. Achieving this goal requires identifying Factors affecting the livelihood sustainability of smallholder farmers (LSOSF). For this purpose, this study, conducted during 2023–2024. A statistical sample of 500...

recent decades , global changes have led to tension in social - ecological systems . As a result, these changes have had a negative impact on the quality of life of nomadic communities in Iran and have caused the improvement of the quality of life to become a serious concern for policymakers and development planners. The purpose of this article is...

In recent decades, global changes have led to tension in socio-ecological systems. As a result, these changes have had a negative impact on the quality of life of nomadic communities in Iran and have caused the improvement of the quality of life to become a serious concern for policymakers and development planners. Therefore, the aim of this resear...

This study aims to explore the factors and challenges influencing Agricultural Extension Model Sites (AEMSs) in improving irrigated wheat production in Iran. An exploratory survey was conducted to investigate changes related to pre-planting, planting, harvesting, and post-harvesting activities by examining farmers who are members of wheat AEMSs. Th...

In recent years, excessive use of freshwater and untreated wastewater for agricultural irrigation has exerted increasing pressure on environmental and natural resources. Hence, this study aimed to identify the influencing factors on Iranian farmers' intention to use Treated Wastewater (TWW) for irrigation in the agricultural sector. The research fr...

Tourism has the potential to play an effective role in rural development. This research aimed to develop strategies for rural tourism in Khuzestan province. Initially, a review of the literature yielded a list of four SWOT categories. Subsequently, interviews with experts led to the removal and modification of certain points. Ultimately, eight stre...

Life on Earth is both challenging and beautiful. Reclaiming Eden is about responsible living, engineering, and architecture, aiming to mitigate environmental deterioration by reclaiming land around the world to an ecologically sustainable stage. These endeavors will enable us to pass forward a beautiful tomorrow for our grandchildren in the long ru...

This study was conducted with the general aim of agricultural water resources management strategies in drought conditions. The statistical population of the study included all small-scale farmers in West Azerbaijan province. By using Krejcie and Morgan Table, 430 people were selected by stratified sampling with optimum allocation. The main research...

This study was conducted with the general purpose of the effects of adaptation behaviors of small-scale farmers in drought conditions on the level of household food security. The statistical population of the study included all small-scale farmers in West Azerbaijan province, whose number was more than 100 thousand people. The sample size was estim...

بخش کشاورزی و صنایع وابسته به آن از پایه¬های اصلی اقتصاد کشورهای مختلف به ویژه کشورهای در حال توسعه می¬باشد وکشت گیاهان دارویی یکی از زیربخش‌های قابل تامل در این بخش است. ایران با برخورداری از شرایط اقلیمی و جغرافیایی مناسب، زادگاه طیف وسیعی از گیاهان دارویی محسوب می¬شود. جایگاه و نقش گیاهان دارویی در مدیریت پایدار و اهمیت روزافزون آن به ویژه در اب...

Agricultural extension is a key policy to accomplish sustainable agricultural development by improving farmers’ knowledge. Agricultural Extension Model Sites (AEMSs) is a new agricultural extension approach for empowering farmers in Iran. Therefore, the purpose of this research is the economic effect assessment of extension services of AEMSs for ir...

The sustainable development of rural tourism requires the existence of a specific model and strategy to achieve the expected goals. Therefore, the purpose of this research was strategic planning of sustainable development of tourism in the target villages of East Azarbaijan province using the SWOT-TOWS technique. The statistical population of this...

Non-farm activities are a means of livelihood stabilization and are regarded as a sustainable approach to bringing balance to the economic, social, cultural, and environmental aspects of sustainable livelihood. This research aims to develop strategies for stabilizing the livelihood of smallholders through non-farm activities using a combined SWOT-A...

The depletion of biodiversity is a major environmental challenge of the present time, with the agricultural sector being a significant contributor to the loss. Therefore, farmers' decisions and practices are pivotal in safeguarding biodiversity at the farm level. Accordingly, this study aimed to unravel the key factors influencing farmers' intentio...

In recent years, biodiversity in Iran has been exposed to serious threats due to the farmers’ unordinary behaviors, including the extensive use of chemicals, land-use changes, and the destruction of natural habitats. The basic concept of the present research is to discover the underlying constructs of farmers’ intention to conserve biodiversity at...

Agricultural extension is a key instrument to accomplish sustainable agricultural development by improving knowledge penetration in the agricultural sector. (EMSs) are a new extension approach in agriculture to create proper models for empowering farmers. This research analyzes the effect of EMSs on increasing irrigated wheat production versus the...

Livability is a general concept that is related to a number of other concepts and terms such as sustainability, quality of life, quality of place, and healthy communities. Rural livability in its main and general sense is defined as the concept of achieving livability and as solid physical characteristics, how to design, develop and maintain it. Th...

land reOrganizing through improving land productivity and improving multi-functionality in the agricultural sector is a desirable approach to solving the problem of agricultural land fragmentation, which is used as a tool for sustainable rural and agricultural development in European countries. The purpose of this research is to examine the experie...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an emergency around the world, especially in rural communities, and imposed great disasters on human societies, so it's devastating effects on mental health indicators, economy, environment, and social relations are known to everyone. But the accurate assessment of its damage to human societies can help to manage this p...

توسعه گردشگری عشایری با تاکید بر حفظ شیوه های زندگی متفاوت با آنچه هر روز با آن سر و کار داریم و با محوریت ت گردشگری از مناطق عشایری، دقیقا آن مسئلهای است که در هیاهوی تالش برای ی کسان شدن باید مورد توجه قرار گیرد، این مهم از نگاهی شاید کاری سخت و پ یچ یده به نظر بیاید و از نگاهی میتواند امیدوار کننده باشد که گردشگری عشایری به نوعی بازگشت به سادگی...

The small-scale farmers in Iran and around the world have experienced the highest level of drought vulnerability among all social groups in recent years. As very little research has been carried out on two areas, including (i) statistics and information on the status of adaptation, and (ii) the appropriate adaptation strategies for small-scale farm...

This research was carried out to investigate the role of non-farming activities in the sustainability of peasant farming systems in Osku County by a descriptive-correlational research method. The research population consisted of peasant farmers in Osku County (N =1400), out of whom 300 people were sampled based on Krejcie and Morgan’s table for sam...

While the literature on adaptation to drought has increasingly focused on investigating farmers’ understanding of drought, no comprehensive study has been conducted on behavior determinants and farmers’ adaptation strategies so far. To address this research gap, the current study was performed to investigate the effective factors and determinants o...

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This study was conducted with the general purpose of investigating the effects of rural pilot projects on the sustainable livelihoods of rural households in Divandere city. The statistical population of the study included all heads of rural households in which the pilot project was implemented (N = 8550). The sample size was calculated using Cochra...

Rural areas have large natural, cultural and historic resources but people in these areas are facing many problems such as low income, unemployment, and low quality of social services. Rural tourism presents very important opportunities as an alternative income source for the rural family and rural community development. The objective of this descr...

The overall aim of this study was to investigate the challenges faced by Dehyaries in modern rural management. The statistical population of this study was rural Dehyaries and residents of villages in the osku county (N = 40752). The sample size of the rural population was 220 people selected by using the Cochran sampling formula, and for the Dehya...

The existence of irregularity in the ownership and pattern of agricultural land distribution is one of the most important challenges to sustainable agricultural development, which can lead to increase production costs, wasteful time for farmers, and reduce production efficiency. Therefore, the present research was carried out with the aim of analyz...

Problem Statement: In arid and semi-arid regions such as Iran, drought is considered as the most dangerous climatic structure. The drought in rural areas, which is the main source of livelihood for agriculture and the main input into agricultural activities, has a double effect, which leads to the destruction of the rural economy and the migration...

The main purpose of the present study was to explore the role of educational channels in motivating rural women to participate in improving household food security. The statistical population was composed of all married women in the Sirvan County (Ilam Province). Using Cochran's sampling formula, 368 women were sampled. The main instrument was a qu...

This research was conducted with the general purpose of investigating the effective constructs on improving the participation of rural women in promoting household food security. The statistical population of the study included all rural women in Tarom Olia (N = 10796) out of which 398 people were selected using Kerjeci and Morgan sampling table an...

Problem Statement: In arid and semi-arid regions such as Iran, drought is considered as the most dangerous climatic structure. The drought in rural areas, which is the main source of livelihood for agriculture and the main input into agricultural activities, has a double effect, which leads to the destruction of the rural economy and the migration...

The concept of farm management systems in Iran especially that of Farm Corporation, dates back to the land reform of the early 1960s and has eversince formed a major cornerstone of all sustainable agricultural development plans. Fragmentation and dispersion of farm lands along with the lack of effective farm production management systems due to the...

1. Introduction One of the disadvantages caused by the loss of mankind in the system of the nature of agriculture for the desires of his desires is the wisdom and dispersion of agricultural land, which may have been at the beginning of the line with human desires, but the passage of time has had bad effects. This phenomenon has been confirmed. Such...

The rate of land fragmentation refers to a problem in land management that can limit agricultural devel� opment and reduce the opportunities for sustainable rural development. The purpose of this research was to identify land fragmentation and dispersion variables and to develop indices to measure those variables. The statistical population of the...

In recent decades, special emphasis has been placed on qualitative methodology to overcome these problems. One of the most important qualitative research strategies is the theory of grandeur. The theory of theory plays an important role in identifying the hidden and obscure dimensions of the subject. Despite this, generally, quantitative research m...

Reducing productivity and increasing production costs due to land fragmentation of agricultural and horticultural parcels is one of the main obstacles to achieving sustainable agricultural development. The present study carried out with the aim of investigating the factors affecting the land fragmentation in East Azerbaijan Province. So, identifica...

Conservation of agricultural land use as the basis for agricultural activities is a most important decision-making component in both national and agricultural development schemes. This is because current and future food security in all communities, whether small or large, relies heavily on the conservation and protection of existing agricultural la...

The aim of this study was to measure the sustainability of peasant exploitation systems in Osko city by descriptive-correlation method. The statistical population of the study was peasant farmers in Osko city (N = 1400) who were selected using Krejcie and Morgan sampling table and stratified sampling method with proportional assignment of 300 peopl...

The existence of irregularities in the pattern of agricultural land distribution is one of the most important challenges for sustainable agricultural development, which can lead to increased production costs, wasteful time for farmers, and reduced production efficiency. This research was carried out with the aim of designing a proper organizing met...

The phenomenon of agricultural land dispersion and fragmentation is neither new nor particular to Iran; rather, it is observed in the land management systems of most Asian, European, African, and American countries. The present study attempts to study the present situation in agricultural land dispersion and fragmentation across these continents. T...

Abstract Standardization of organic farming products is essential in order to maintain the health of agricultural products and society. The purpose of this research is to investigate the barriers to the standardization of organic products so that identification of these barriers can be used to eliminate weaknesses and obstacles. This research was c...

Agricultural lands fragmentation and dispersion can have different effects, both positive and negative, on agricultural land productivity and productivity, given the environmental conditions prevailing on agricultural areas. So that different theories and perspectives on the agricultural lands fragmentation and dispersion have been proposed, each o...

This research aims to measure the sustainability of peasant farming systems in the Osko County by using descriptive-correlational method. The population of this study were Peasant farmers in Osko (N =1400), on the basis of Krejcie and Morgan’s sample size Table, a sample of 300 people was determined. Sampling and selection of a society was stratifi...

Introduction Dehyary (rural administration unit) as an NGO for its mission need to make assessment and ensure the quality and quantity of process applications and management services. These units are consequently obliged to the social accountability and consent of the villagers. To achieve optimum satisfaction of villagers, as their effective react...

Introduction: The main source of income of rural households in developing countries comes from agriculture and this sector has an important role in providing food security villages and cities; However, the agricultural sector alone cannot create sufficient job opportunities for the rural population is increasing and it is necessary that activities...

با توجه به اهمیت توسعه روستایی در فرایند توسعه ملی کشور، طی سال‌های اخیر رویکردها و راهبردهای متفاوتی جهت دستیابی به اهداف توسعه روستایی مورد توجه قرار گرفته است که یکی از مهم‌ترین آن ها اجرای طرح‌های هادی روستایی می‌باشد. علی رغم اهداف و برنامه‌های اولیه این طرح‌ها جهت توسعه روستاها در مناطق مختلف کشور، به نظر می‌رسد که در عمل تهیه و اجرای آن ها ب...

Rural guide plan is the main comprehensive plans for the development of the rural regions in Iran. Since 1987, more than 16440 projects have been provided and 7670 projects have been implemented. Despite more than 20 years after starting the rural guide plan, the plan is still running in the many rural regions of the country, therefore, the study o...

T he presence of women in social and managerial fields is one the indicator of social justice and development that leads to optimum use of capabilities and potentials of half of the country's rural population. In the recent years, establishing public institution of Dehyary by the Ministry of Interior have provided new opportunity for women presence...

The main purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing the adoption of biological control by paddy farmers. The population consisted of paddy farmers in SariCounty. Sampling of 260 farmers was selected by using proportional random sampling method. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire. Validity of questionnaire was confirmed...