نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
over the past decades, the Zanjanrud River has faced a significant decline in water resources due to reduced annual rainfall, well drilling, and excessive exploitation of groundwater reserves. This phenomenon has led to challenges such as the abandonment of certain villages and a reduction in the resilience of local communities. Considering the serious threat this crisis poses to farmers’ livelihood security and regional food security, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and analyzing the factors influencing the development of farmers’ resilience capacity in the Zanjanrud watershed in the face of water scarcity. The statistical population consisted of farmers in the Zanjanrud watershed (N=21,651). The sample size was estimated at 400 using Bartlett et al.’s table and a stratified random sampling method with proportional allocation. Data were collected through a questionnaire, the face validity of which was confirmed by researchers and experts, while convergent and discriminant validity were verified using the Average Variance Extracted (AVE) coefficient and the Fornell–Larcker index. Reliability was confirmed using
Cronbach’s alpha and Composite Reliability (CR). To assess farmers’ resilience levels and the influencing factors, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with a path analysis approach was applied, and the data were analyzed using SPSS and SmartPLS software. The results indicated that approximately 7.7% of farmers in the region possessed a high level of resilience capacity, while 92.3% demonstrated medium to low resilience capacity. Furthermore, the analysis of influencing factors revealed that political and institutional factors had the greatest impact on resilience (β= 0.361). Overall, the findings showed that the examined factors collectively explained 84.5% of the variance in farmers’ resilience capacity. According to the results, providing educational and extension services, as well as reforming cropping patterns through supportive procurement of low-water-use products, will enhance farmers’ resilience capacity.
کلیدواژهها English