Challenges of advancing sericulture as a sustainable income generating rural activity in Guilan province

Sericulture is an important tool for home business development and job creation, income generation and empowerment of rural community. Therefore peresent research was aimed Challenges of advancing sericulture as a sustainable income generating rural activity in Guilan province. The present study was conducted by descriptive-survey method with the help of R-type exploratory factor analysis. The initial list of obstacles was prepared by examining the background of the research and conducting interviews with a group of 30 local elite consisting of experts, sericulture, s farmers of Guilan province. Lack of production facilities, production-conversion barriers, financial-marketing barriers, educational barriers and attitudinal barriers are among the most basic barriers and problems identified in the development of the sericulture. The five factors extracted from exploratory factor analysis explained a total of 62.94% of the variance of the variables. In order to remove the identified barriers, it is recommended to hold higher quality extensional and educational classes, transfer of low-utility banking facilities and support private sector investment to remove the existing barriers.