Role of Environmental Agriculture in Sustainable Rural Development: Challenges and Solutions

Agriculture is one of the most important economic sections in the most developing countries. According to the FAO’s latest reports approximately 40 percent of the active economic populations all over the world are working in this section, most of them living in developing countries. This study tries to investigate the socioeconomic dimensions of agricultural development in Behbahan township. The study was done on a descriptive-surveying method that uses field and documentary data. The aim of this study was to investigation farmers attitude of agricultural and rural development in southwest Iran. A descriptive survey design was employed in this study. The target population was N= 2800 and by the sampling population is estimated n=250 rural resident in Behbahan Township in Khozestan province Southwest Iran. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using a Cronbach alpha coefficient (alpha >0.7) for different sections after conducting a pilot study. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using a Cronbach alpha coefficient (alpha >0.7) for different sections after conducting a pilot study. The result of research showed that the rural populations claim a relatively high satisfaction of their job and their village environment.

Agricultural development, Rural development, Iran.