Author/Authors :
Karami, Shohreh Agricultural Development - Agriculture and Natural Resource Campus - Razi University , Agahi, Hossein Agriculture and Natural Resource Campus - Razi University
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to identify strategies for agricultural
entrepreneurs empowerment in Javanrod, Salasebabajani,
Ravansar and Paveh counties of Kermanshah Province.
The structural impact obtained was based on different qualitative
techniques and was analysed based on the SWOT model. The
finding suggested that the most effective strengths were: adoption
of social responsibilities increasing with weighted score "0.305",
knowledge, attitudes and values increasing in the agricultural
entrepreneurs with weighted score "0.300"; the most effective
weaknesses were: lack of enough capital with weighted score
"0.260", lack of entrepreneurial culture with weighted score
"0.208"; the most effective opportunities were: supporting ideas
and projects with weighted score "0.330", entrepreneurial skills
trading (the capacity to identify opportunities, problems and
solutions) with weighted score "0.315", and the most effective
threats were: lack of economic security "0.265" and suitable
market lack for products "0.250". The results suggested that by
aggressive strategies such as training and entrepreneurial skills
development and technical, knowing the sources of ideas, using
new technologies, increasing access to training and funds,
access to commercial networks, creating exhibitions and conferences
application; adaptive strategy promoting use of banking
facilities; contingency strategies such as reducing the threat of
being able to create diverse career opportunities, reducing administrative
bureaucracy, difficulty in getting a licence and infrastructure
to create suitable market production; defence strategy
including reduction of threats such as economic insecurity can
be used as background empowerment entrepreneurs for agricultural
entrepreneurs empowerment.
Keywords :
agricultural entrepreneurs , empowerment , strategies , SWOT analysis