ارزيابي طرحهاي خودكفايي كميته امداد امام خميني (ره ) در افزايش امنيت غذايي روستاييان مطالعه موردي : بخشهاي مركزي و نوبندگان شهرستان فسا

Evaluation of Self-sufficiency programs of Imam Khomeini Rescue Committee in Improving Food Security in Villages Case Study: Fasa City Central Parts and Nowbandegan

In development and planning literature "evaluation" is one of the necessities of planning procedure. Denying this procedure not only makes the planning and decision making process incomplete but also eliminates dynamism from the optimum decision making process and sustainable development feedback. Taking into consideration the importance of the subject and in order to correctly improve future schemes, decision making and planning for sustainable development, evaluation becomes more important than ever. Although, the effects of such schemes can be positive or negative, the aim of this paper is to evaluate the implications of self-sufficiency programs of Imam Khomeini Committee in Fasa City central parts and Nowbandegan. This will help to identify the effectiveness of the said schemes in development of the region, in particular, from food security point of view. Based on the mentioned definition, the present assumption of this paper is to find out a meaningful relation between implemented schemes of Imam Khomeini Rescue Committee and food security of rural dwellers. The Imam Khomeini Rescue Committee is one the foundations that conduct self-sufficiency programs, including agricultural, services and industrial schemes in rural areas e.g. in 35 villages of Fasa. This paper examines the implications such programs with regard to two patterns of durable consumer goods and food consumer ingredients indicators before and after the conducting of the program in Fasa. The methodology of the paper is descriptive and analytical. By taking advantage of panel method, the living condition of the rural dwellers before and after the execution of the program is studied. Non-parametric techniques such as Wilkakson, Friedman, and McNamar are use for the sake of comparison. The results indicate that the assumption is with 95 percent confidence acceptable.