Farmers Attitude Towards the Role of Agricultural Extension System in Paving the Way for Their Institutionalized Participation in Realizing Sector\'s (A Case Study in Buein Zahra District)

Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

     Sustainable agricultural devlopment plicy in very conutry rests on numerous pre-defined elements. Amid these, Agricultural extension deserves crucial role institutionalizing producer' participation under the disguise of organizations, such bodies shall mainly commit themselves to renering extension-trainin services, participatory research, accessing the new technology or input supply and marketing services. This study tends to examin respondents attitude towrards agricultural extension role in creation and reinforcing agricultural organizations, their prioerities and inclination in forwarding extension function on a systematic track and viable participation context. It fallows a descriptive method with statistical population composed of rural clients leading their households in Segzabad County, Buein Zahra District. The Idea used a tailor-made Quiestionnaire enquiring clients' specifications as well as the need for establishing" Rural Farmers' Organizations" as the best initiative for institutionalizing their participation scope and releasing priorities, The achived results serously noted tapping potentials and capabilites of farmers' organizations in conducting varous extension, training and research tasks. Also, farmers' inclination was exphasized towards participation in extenion campign which diplays significance and advantages of varying agricultural sub-sectors. Consequently, the study came to this conclusion that extension function can become well operational within the farmers' organizations framework.     JEL Classification : Q16, Q1 , Q01