Factors Influencing the Use of Environmentally Sustainable Operations by Wheat Farmers in Khorramabad County

The main purpose of this study was Factors influencing the use of environmentally sustainable operations. The statistical population of the study was all wheat farmers in Khorramabad County (N= 22500). Using Cochran’s sampling formula, 240 of them were selected as a sample. Using Cochran's sampling formula, 240 of them were selected as a sample (N=240). The main instrument in this study was questionnaire which its validity was confirmed by the panel of experts and the reliability of it was also calculated by using a sequential alpha test and through software. Data were analyzed by SPSS18 software. The results showed that the studied farmers do not have a favorable knowledge and attitude towards sustainable environmental practices. The results of the discriminant analysis showed that the six variables of Attitude towards sustainability, knowledge of sustainability, environmental concern, spatial attachment, social capital and non-farm employment have the greatest impact on the separation of agricultural groups (accepting and rejecting environmental sustainable operations). In summary, the discriminant function from these six variables is able to accurately differentiate the studied persons with 87.28% accuracy in accepting and rejecting environmental sustainable operations.