Local communities, the green engine of development: strategies for participation in wood agriculture in Khuzestan province
Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture Engineering and Rural Development, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran.
10.22059/jne.2026.405432.2857
Abstract
This research was conducted with the general objective of formulating strategies for the development of local community participation in wood agriculture in Khuzestan Province. In this research, the four SWOT points, namely strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, were first examined using analytical studies and literature on the subject, and then these points were prioritized using the AHP technique. The statistical population of the research included knowledgeable experts and subject matter specialists in relevant organizations who were purposefully selected for the study. The information was processed through the SWOT-AHP technique and using the Expert Choice software. The research findings showed that in the evaluation of the criteria, the threat, weakness, strength and opportunity points were assigned the first to fourth priorities, which indicates the dominance of the risky space over the beneficial space. In addition, in prioritizing strategic areas, the results showed that the first strategy WT means defensive strategy (minimum-minimum), the second strategy ST means contingency strategy (maximum - minimum), the third strategy WO means adaptive strategy (minimum-maximum strategy) and finally the last strategy in the subject under study is the SO strategy means offensive strategy (maximum-maximum).
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