Evaluating Effectiveness of Rangeland Management Cooperatives in Gonbad, Iran

There is a different function between rangeland management cooperatives in which effectiveness is also affected. The aim of this research was to identify and analyze the effectiveness of rangeland management cooperatives in Gonbad, Iran in 2015. The research was performed using a descriptive statistical method. The statistical populations include all the members of rangeland management cooperative in Gonbad. The sample size was determined by Cochran (n=200). For sampling, the random cluster method was used. The questioner was provided with 40 variables. Validity and reliability of questionnaire were confirmed according to the experts of Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management, Golestan province and Cronbach's alpha was given as 0.97. Factor analysis was conducted based on principal components and varimax rotation for recognizing the function of cooperatives of rangeland management using SPSS software. Factor analysis considers 40 variables for five manageable and understandable factors. Five extracted factors were information and extension services, technical support services, collaboration and social interaction, rangeland rehabilitation and supply of inputs accounted for 74% of total variation for range management cooperatives. Therefore, it is important for successful cooperatives to pay attention to these five factors.