Investigating Inactivity of Cooperatives Laying Hens in Kermanshah Province

This qualitative study was implemented using Grounded Theory to evaluate internal and external barriers of laying hens cooperatives in economic, social, cultural and organizational aspects and to determine appropriate solutions to the activation and development of these production units in Kermanshah Province. Data were collected through deep and semi-structured interviews with executives of cooperatives and union officials of laying hens. The data analysis was implemented using the constant comparative in a manner of Astraus and Corbin. Based on the findings, the most important challenges of egg producers are lack of efficient use of production capacity, lack of sub-industries in Kermanshah Province, fluctuations in the price of needed inputs, not suitable network for sales and distribution, lack of egg guaranteed purchase system, decisions of the government, lots of decision-making and policy-making bodies in the poultry industry, lack of organization for conducting and supporting egg producers and the absence of the tools necessary to support the export of eggs. The most important strategies for reducing problems in the poultry industry were improving the capacity of the poultry industry, resolving credit deficiency of poultry units by providing necessary liquidity by credit institutions and banks, centralization of decision-making, policy and advocacy; regulation of input provision system, and export incentives.