Agricultural Economics

Agricultural Economics

Validation of Damask Roses Processing Industries Development Components in East Azerbaijan Province: An Application of Structural Equations Modeling

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Rahim Saei 1
Ali Asadi 2
Khalil Kalantari 2
Amir Alambeigi 3
1 Department of Agricultural Management, Extension and Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 Professor of Department of Agricultural Management and Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor of Department of Agricultural Management and Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/iaes.2024.2020973.2043
Abstract
In order to reduce Damask Roses wasting, increase employment and improve the economic status of a large group of villagers in East Azerbaijan province, fundamental need for a deep study with the aim of validating components of Damask Roses processing industries development, as challenges of its processing, structural equations modeling, and analyzing effects among them, is obvious in the province. For this purpose, the components in the form of a Likert spectrum in a researcher-made questionnaire were completed from all the producers of processed products of Damask Roses in the province then after entering the data into the SPSS software and transferring them to the SmartPls software were analyzed. Based on the assessment of fitting measurement and structural model, components had appropriate validity and reliability, as well as the structural model of the research had appropriate predictive power. The results showed that the paradox of some government policy-making, decision-making, and planning as threats of Damask Roses processing industries development and as the management weakness, by aggravating some internal problem of producers, as their weak points, as well as, neutralizing some provincial opportunities of industries development, leads to severe fluctuations in the economic growth of entire Damask Roses industry in the province has faced. The commitment of government before announcement of orders to carry out and fully using comprehensive studies and Land use planning in the province and surrendering trustee and the responsibility of processing industries development to "specialized and Independent of political currents working group in the province, consisting of representatives of industries owners, related organizations and economic beneficiaries", are among this research suggestions.
Keywords
Management Challenges
Damask Roses Processing
East Azerbaijan

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