ارزيابي عملكرد تعاوني هاي كشاورزي در مناطق روستايي مطالعه موردي: شهرستان خرم-آباد

Assessment the Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives in Rural Areas Case Study: Khoramabad Township

توسعه‌ تعاوني هاي كشاورزي در قالب تعاوني هاي صيد و صيادي، گل و گياه، زنبورداري، دامپروري، جنگل داري، مرغداري و زنبورداري را مي‌توان راهكار بسيار مناسبي در جهت توسعه كشاورزي، ارتقا سطح دانش و آگاهي روستاييان، بهره‌برداري از منابع روستا، افزايش محصولات كشاورزي، جذب سرمايه و افزايش فرصت هاي شغلي محسوب نمود. اگرچه در سال هاي اخير توسعه و ايجاد تعاوني هاي كشاورزي مورد توجه برنامه ريزان كشور قرار گرفته است اما تاكنون به طور نظام مند ارزيابي جامعي از ايجاد تعاوني هاي كشاورزي در تحقق اهداف توسعه روستايي صورت نپذيرفته است. در سال هاي اخير استان لرستان به ويژه شهرستان خرم آباد شاهد توسعه قابل توجه تعاوني هاي كشاورزي در مناطق روستايي خود بوده است. بررسي جامع به شيوه اسنادي و ميداني در خصوص عملكرد تعاوني هاي كشاورزي شهرستان خرم آباد در نزد دو گروه مديران و اعضاي تعاوني ها در سه بُعد اقتصادي، اجتماعي و محيطي نشان داد كه تعاوني هاي كشاورزي از ديدگاه اعضا از نظر مسايل اجتماعي، اقتصادي و محيطي موفق بوده اما از ديدگاه مديران عامل به ويژه از نظر مسايل اقتصادي و محيطي داراي عملكرد موفقيت آميزي نبوده‌اند.

In the recent years, agricultural cooperatives have played an important role in rural development through development of agriculture. Researchers are of the opinion that under normal circumstance agricultural cooperatives in the shape of fishing, animal husbandry, aviculture, forestry, beekeeping, flower and plant, play significant role in the provision of services that enhance agricultural development. They described agricultural cooperatives as a medium through which services like provision of farm input, farm implements, farm mechanization, agricultural loans, agricultural extension, members education, marketing of farm products and other economic activities and services rendered to members. Regular and optimal performance of these roles will accelerate the transformation of agriculture and rural economic development. So it seems that the agricultural cooperatives are considered to be the most important organizations that pay attention and try to support the rural development in general and the agricultural development in special through the activities and services achieved for the sake of farmers. Agricultural cooperatives have contributed greatly to the development of modern national and systematized agricultural production-base, helped enhance self-sufficiency of major staple foods, and strengthened farmers’ household economy by facilitating market access and competitiveness, adapting their operations to agricultural technological innovations and encouraging democratic decision-making processes, leadership development and education. In the recent years, Lorestan province, especially Khoramabad has witnessed a remarkable development of agricultural cooperatives in rural areas. Although the development of agricultural cooperatives have been attractive in this township, but there is no comprehensive assessment of creating the agricultural cooperatives for achievement of goals of rural development. So, the overall purpose of the study is to investigate whether cooperatives have contributed to positive change in the economic, social and environmental conditions among the two groups of cooperatives managers and members.