Abstract

The aim of this survey was to analyze the effective parameters on participation of farmers in plans to combat desertification In Taraznahid located in state of Markazi, in which 179 farmers were selected as the sample through a multi-stage sampling applying Cochran’s formula. The information were gathered through questionnaires and the validity of them was confirmed according to attitudes of the supervisors and consultants and the experts of Forests and Rangelands organization, and it’s reliability which was calculated 0.72 through Cronbach’s alpha, has been confirmed as well. The date was analyzed by SPSS software and the results indicated that the studied samples had low income and less-literate and they have rarely participated in training courses. On the other hand, there is positive relationship between the level of literacy, income, and participation in training courses, and participation in plans to combat desertification. The calculated correlation coefficient between the independent variables of psychological, cultural-social, economical, educational-extensional and legal parameters, and the dependant variable of participation, also indicated that except for psychological parameter which has no significant relationship with dependant variable, there is a significant relationship in level of 0.01 between the other parameters and the dependant variable. The results of regression analysis also indicated that cultural-social and economical parameters are the most important, which explained 36% of variance in dependant variables.

Key words: Participation of farmers, plans to combat desertification, desert greening, Taraznahid area.