Investigation of the Almond Yield's Contribution to Household Income (Case Study: Almond Farmers of Aibak City)

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the share of income from almonds over the total income of households: a case study of almond farmers in the city of Aybak-Samangan Province and to investigate the correlation between income from almonds and total household income. The subject was obtained by interview method in 1401. Due to the lack of cultivars, the sample size was selected from the number of gardeners using the researcher's judgment method of 120 people. Spearman’s correlation test was used to check the correlation of variables. The results of the research show that the income from almond crops is 48%, wages and salaries 18%, commercial activities 17%, day labor 6%, agriculture except almonds 6%, remittances 4%, and other sources 1% in the household economy and clearly above the total income. Households have a share. In addition, the results of Spearman’s correlation test show that there is a 62٪ correlation between the income of almonds and household income, and there is a positive and significant correlation between agricultural activities except for almonds, commercial activities, wages, and the number of family workers at a confidence level of 95% and an error of 5%.