An analysis of Effective constructs on Improving Participation of Rural Women in Promoting Household Food Security

This research was conducted with the general purpose of investigating the effective constructs on improving the participation of rural women in promoting household food security. The statistical population of the study included all rural women in Tarom Olia (N = 10796) out of which 398 people were selected using Kerjeci and Morgan sampling table and stratified random sampling method was applied to select and interview the respondents. The main instrument of this study was a questionnaire. The validity of research instrument was confirmed by a panel of food safety experts and faculty members of the Department of Agricultural Management and Development of Tehran University and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data analysis was performed in two sections of descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSSwin18 and Lisrel8.54 software. The results of the study indicated the prevalence of poor food security status and low participation of rural women in promoting food security. The results of correlation analysis showed that economic, social and psychological constructs have a positive and significant relationship with the improvement of women's participation in promoting food security. In addition, the results of structural equation modeling showed that the (economic, social and psychological) constructs with a coefficient of 81% (γ = 0.99, t = 7.92) had a positive and significant effect on improving the participation of rural women in promotion Household food security