Attitude of Farmers to Soil Conservation practices (SCPs) in Kermanshah Province

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the attitude of farmers in Kermanshah Province to soil conservation practices (SCPs) and its effective factors. Statistical population consisted of all farmers in Kermanshah Province. Using the formula of Cochran، 176 individuals were selected as sample. The main instrument in this study was questionnaire which its validity was confirmed by the expert group and its reliability was calculated by using Cronbach''s alpha coefficient (α>0. 7). Data was analyzed by SPSS software. The results of the study showed that the majority of the Respondents (53. 4 percent) had moderate attitude to SCPs. Results of the mean comparison showed that there was significant difference in the attitude of farmers to SCPs based on membership or non membership in rural organizations and receiving loan or no loan. Also، results of regression analysis indicated that 27. 4 percent of the variance of the attitude changes to SCPs is explained by three variables: «knowledge about SCPs»، «attending training - extension courses» and «education level of farmers”.