PRODUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT IN IRRIGATED AND RAINFED WHEAT FARMING

This research presented a model for wheat production risk management in irrigated and rainfed farming systems among wheat farmers in Kermanshah province, western Iran using the survey technique, and the descriptive-correlational method for data collection and analysis. The statistical population was all wheat farmers (N = 102,000) of which 383 individuals were sampled by the stratified random sampling technique with a proportional allocation. From the questionnaire survey, all variables composite reliabilities were more than 0.7. The finding showed that the proposed model could make better predictions for the irrigated system (R-2 = 0.78) than for the rainfed system (R-2 = 0.50). The results give a new insight to researchers in research centers, extension agents, and farmers because the expansion of the cooperation of stakeholders in developing optimal strategies of risk management can be very effective so that those in charge can develop better plans by considering different sources of risk depending on the farming system. Disciplinary: Agricultural Extension and Education. (c) 2020 INT TRANS J ENG MANAG SCI TECH.