Study and evaluation of effective factors on improvement of performance of rural production corporations Case: Khorasan Razavi Province

Hadizadeh Bazaz, Maryam; Shayan, Hamid; Bouzarjomehry, Khadijeh; Noghani Dokht Bahmani, Mohsen

Study and evaluation of effective factors on improvement of performance of rural production corporations Case: Khorasan Razavi Province

Authors

Maryam Hadizadeh Bazaz ¹

Hamid Shayan ²

Khadijeh Bouzarjomehry ²

Mohsen Noghani Dokht Bahmani ³

¹ Ph.D. Student of Geography and Rural planning, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

² Associate Prof. in Geography and Rural planning, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

³ Associate Prof. in Social Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

Khorasan Razavi Province is among provinces that has established several rural production corporations in recent decades. One of their main tasks of these corporations is to eliminate traditional filed structures and solving problems using new and modern agricultural tools. This paper studies the activities of RPC in Khorasan Razavi Province to achieve this goal. In this regard, performance of RPC in the covered villages of 24 counties has been studied based on 11 of infrastructural services and using variables TOPSIS technique and variable have been compared and ranked. Studies on RPC in Khorasan Razavi Province shows performance level of corporations in giving services to their members is not suitable. Among different counties, Nayshaboor, Torbat-Heydariyeh and Torbat-Jam counties have best performances and Kashmar, Kalat and Zaveh counties have worst performances in giving service to coverall villages. In addition, in this research effective factors on improvement of corporation performances(based on views of experts and corporation managers) in the form of 7 indexes’, have been studied using anthropic method. Based on expert views, state financed supports are the most important functions in exacting infrastructural activities. After that, management aspects, motivation and cooperation of members are effectives.

Keywords

Rural Production Corporations

performance of RPC

agricultural development

Khorasan Razavi Province