Investigating the role of facilities and credits of Bank Keshavarzi (agriculture bank) on agronomy, livestock, and horticulture development in Kangavar Township

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Postgraduate of Rural Development, University of Zanjan
2 Ph.D of Agricultural Development, Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, University of Zanjan
Abstract
One of the most important issues related to the agricultural sector is the lake of farmer’s capital which has always been one of the factors limiting the growth of this sector. The proper management of credits can play an important role in the growth of the agricultural sector and contribute to national development. This study has been 
conducted to investigate the role of facilities and credits of Bank Keshavarzi (agriculture bank) on agronomy development in Kangavar Township. The study population consisted of all villagers that used facilities and credits of Bank Keshavarzi (in years 2011-2017; N=1000) which by using multi-stage sampling 213 of them were selected. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The face and content validity of the questionnaire had been confirmed by a panel of experts and key informants before the pre-test stage. The reliability of the instrument was assessed by conducting a pilot 
study among 30 samples out of the original sample. The reliability of instrument for the all sections based on Cronbach's alpha coefficients value (0.65- 0.87) shows an acceptable level of internal consistency. The SPSS software was used for data analysis. The results of the correlation analysis showed that there was a significant 
correlation between annual income and annual agricultural income with agronomy sector development and there was a positive and significant correlation between facilities and credits of |Bank Keshavarzi with agronomy sector development. However, the results of the correlation analysis showed that there wasn’t a significant correlation between facilities and credits of Bank  Keshavarzi with livestock and horticulture development.
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  • Receive Date 19 February 2023
  • Revise Date 10 July 2023
  • Accept Date 14 August 2023
  • Publish Date 23 August 2022