Effective Factors on Concluding the Sales Contract of Tomatoes in Mashhad County

Adoption of new tools for risk management by farmers is one of the issues facing policymakers. In this study, the affective factors on ratification sales contract of tomatoes product as one of management risk tools in the Mashhad County were surveyed. For this purpose, first use viewpoints of agricultural jihad experts to identify important affective variables of sale contract of tomato produce in Mashhad County. We collected information by questionnaire than 100selected farmers using by random sampling in 2012. Then by exploratory factor analysis is identified variables loaded in four factors and analysis their effects on sale contract of tomato produce. Result of exploratory factor analysis showed that are loaded variables in first factor consist of, provide needed technology to grow crops, provide promotional information required, to help improve product quality and to help provide inputs needed of farmers ,with 22.12% have highest explanatory accepting reasons of sale contract of tomato produce. Also are loaded variables in four factors consisting of Convenient and easy access to market with 12.56% has least explanatory accepting reasons of sale contract of tomato produce to processor factories of tomato in Mashhad. Finally based on findings of this study, the targeted intervention of tomato processing factories in the Mashhad county to awareness of farmers about method of using the modern technologies, Composition and proper use of inputs, right way of doing agricultural works as well as help to farmers to prepare their required inputs have been suggested.

JEL Classification; G32, JEL, C38, L11