Measurement of effective factors on adoption of certified rainfed wheat seed in Kermanshah province

The purpose of this study is to measure the effective factors on adoption of certified rainfed wheat seed by wheat producing farmers in Kermanshah province. This study is quantitative and conducted through a survey using researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of the study was 372 wheat farmers, consisted of two groups of farmers who applied certified seed and those who do not apply certified seed, which were selected according to cluster sampling method. Logistic regression results indicated that the variables of education level, number of land lots and technical knowledge of seed preparation had a negative and significant relationship with the acceptance of certified seed. Also seed quality, variety quality, way of cultivation and using micro-nutrients had positive and meaningful impact on acceptance of certifies seed by wheat producing farmers in Kermanshah province. The overall ability assessment of the model also showed that 85.2% of the studied farmers were correctly classified.