Environmental empowerment strategies in achieving urban development (with emphasis on poultry cooperative empowerment)

Today, cooperation is a suitable lever for empowerment and economic and social development of the city and can be effective in the optimal use of living conditions, work, production and promotion of income and social status of society. The experience of developed countries shows that cooperatives are the best organizations that have been able to provide a gathering place for scattered and dispersed forces, and at the same time with talent and motivation.

Purpose of the research: 

The aim of this study was to identify environmental empowerment strategies to achieve urban development in Hamadan province through survey research.

The questionnaire was the most important data collection tool in the present study, the validity of which was confirmed by technical experts, and to assess its reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated, which averaged 0.85. The statistical methods and techniques used in this study included descriptive and analytical methods that were performed in the form of SPSS statistical software.

Geographical area of research:

 The statistical population of the study is 70 members of the board of directors of poultry cooperatives in Hamadan province.

Using factor analysis techniques, strategies for empowering poultry cooperatives in four general categories, including "reform of support systems," "empowerment of cooperative managers," "development of education and research" and "reform of production and consumption structure." Were categorized as a total of 56% of the variance changes explained the variables related to the empowerment strategies of poultry cooperatives.

Therefore, based on the research findings, recommendations have been made for reforming and strengthening support systems, cooperative management, production and marketing system management, and improving productivity.