Factors Affecting Wheat Grower's Participation in the Wheat Project:A Case Study of Tehran Province in Iran

The present study is an attempt to identify the factors that affect the participation of wheat growers in wheat program. The research method is casual-comparative survey. The statistical population is all the irrigated wheat growers covered by the project in Tehran province. The results of study indicated that there were significant differences between wheat growers covered by the project and those outside it with regard to their average personal, professional, and socio-economic characteristics. It also showed that the discriminate function can classify the two groups of farmers very appropriately.