Successful Determinants of Rangeland Management Cooperatives Alliance in Golestan Province

Rangeland Management Cooperatives Alliance ( RMCA) is one of the organizations that had a significant role in protecting and restoring rangeland. In recent year RMCA in Golestan province has been one of the successful one. This study aimed to determine the successful predictors of this Alliance. This was a descriptive correlation and causative relative that have beeen done through a survey. The statistical population of this study consisted of manager and members of the cooperative rangeland management board of RMCA. Number of rangeland management cooperatives were 23 and managers and members of the cooperative rangeland management board were 122. Using Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) Table and simple random sampling method 92 person were selected as sample. A panel of agricultural extension and education and manager and managerial board of the RMCA confirmed the validity of the questionnaire. For determining the reliability of the questionnaire Cronbach’s alpha was calculated for different parts of questionnaire (0.70- 0.81). The results showed that environmental (background), structural and content dimensions had the most effect on the success of RMCA, respectively. Also, there were a significant and positive correlation between success of RMCA and empowerment of rangeland management cooperatives.