Assessment of suggested grazing systems in Range Management Plans for Semnan Province

This study was examined the suggested grazing systems in Range Management Plans through an assessment. This research carried out in 2007 at Semnan province. The statistical population of the study consists of all experts in Natural Resources Administrative Offices and all pastoralists that exploit/own selected ranches. The sample size (30) was determined based on stratified random sampling method and Cochran formula and distributed in each stratum (District) according to their weight (total Range Management Plans). Descriptive result showed that the average rank of suggested grazing systems is 2.57 that means the suggested grazing systems in Range Management Plansr prepared for Semnan province are located at week or fair level. The other results showed that there are significant differences between experts’ opinion and pastoralists’ opinion on the suggested grazing systems. There is a significant and positive correlation coefficient between survey factors and respondents’ opinion about suggested grazing systems. The stepwise regression showed that X5 variable (the content of prepared Plans) is the first and the most important variable in the correlation (R2=0.77).