Assessment of the farmer's technical knowledge associated with saffron cultivation (Case of: South Khorasan Province)

Lack of adequate knowledge and unfamiliar farmers are the factors causing low yield of Saffron in Iran. This study aimed to assess farmer's knowledge of Southern Khorasan in association with Saffron planting in order to find their weakness and strength to make effective efforts for increasing Saffron production. A researcher-made questionnaire with 36 questions related to planting of Saffron and 13 questions related to general information and extensional issues was made and distributed randomly to 235 subjects taken from the population under consideration. Dependent variable was defined as total score of the subjects for the correct answers to the questions. Statistical comparison among different levels of each independent variable was undertaken using SAS software through Tukey-Kramer test. The findings indicated that 1- subjects attended in extensional classes 2- subject with diploma and above certificate 3- subject with no insurance of the product had significantly (P