Analysis of factors affecting the psychological capacity of rural saffron farmers according to production risk management strategies (Case Study: Rashtkhar District)

Saffron as the most valuable agricultural and medicinal product in the world is one of the plants that due to its adaptation to drought, has a significant role in the economic and social situation of arid and semi-arid regions, including Rashtkhar village. Accordingly, given that natural disasters have threatened the lives of humans, especially villagers, economically and socially, and sometimes disrupted their lives. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the factors affecting the psychological competence of rural saffron farmers according to production risk management strategies in Rashtkhar rural area. This research has been done by descriptive-analytical method. In this regard, the factors affecting psychological ability in 355 saffron working families living in 13 villages with more than 100 households in this district were studied. The field data collection tool in this study was a researcher-made questionnaire whose apparent and content validity was obtained by obtaining the opinions of specialists, experts and professors and after several stages of correction and revision. Its reliability was confirmed using a preliminary test through 30 questionnaires, which is equal to 0.86. For data analysis, the stakeholder matrix in the integrated model of ASM, SPSS software and for spatial analysis, software and Topsis-Fazi were used. Findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between the factors affecting the psychological empowerment of rural saffron farmers and risk-based production management. Also, the research findings show that among the factors affecting psychological empowerment, the factor of ability and decision-making in production risk-based management strategies by saffron farmers is more important. Therefore, the results show that it is better to hold training classes for empowerment in order to better use risk management among saffron farmers, not far from the minds of government officials and agents.