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Dr Hojjat Varmazyari, Mr Behrooz Razani, Mr Mostafa Moradi,
Volume 14, Issue 33 (9-2018)
Abstract
The main aim of this qualitative study is to recognize the main challenges of Iranian rural hand-made carpet and to explore solutions for policy-making from experts and key informants’ viewpoint. This qualitative study carried out by Grounded theory. The study sample included faculty members, experts of related administrations and institutions, and actors of rural hand-made carpet selected by purposive sampling. Data were gathered using semi-structured interviews. The results of this study revealed that there are five main challenges for Iranian rural hand-made carpet: a) weakness of the management and policy-making, b) limited access to the financial resources and insurance, c) obstacles and limitations of production d) obstacles and limitations of sale and e) wane of weaving. Among others, weakness of the management and policy-making was explored as a key obstacle for development of rural hand-made carpet. This fundamental problem was constructed on the basis of concepts such as lack of management stability and weak organizational position of rural hand-made carpet, ambiguous position of rural hand-made carpet in Iranian annual budget laws and lack of appropriate achievement of national fifth plan. Main changes in area of the management and policy-making seems necessary. The governmental body of this industry should have capabilities for its management and organization in order to achievement of poverty reduction and improvement of rural and nomadic people targets on the basis of rurality and economic activities composition in theses areas. Also establishment and development of contractual model was proposed in order to organise chain of rural hand-knotted carpets’ production and sale chain with emphasis on conservation of rural weavers’ rights.
Golsum Akbari Arbatan, Rasoul Abbasi,
Volume 15, Issue 36 (3-2020)
Abstract
In recent years, the wave of economic sanctions has overshadowed Iran's economy with the aim of reducing the financial power, national welfare and disbelief, and a new confrontation has opened up on the Iranian economy. With respect to special importance and role of carpet weaving and its place in the country's economy, identifying and studying the recent problems of hand-made carpet weavers along with economic sanction is essential. The purpose of this research is to formulate and validate a conceptual framework via thematic analysis through descriptive in-depth semi-structured interviews. The statistical population includes carpet weavers in Arbatan city in East Azarbaijan province, among whom 20 carpet weavers were selected by purposeful sampling and participated in this study. The findings show that the challenges in four main themes include individual challenges, production and sales challenges and administrators challenges and 33 sub-themes. Finally, according to the results of the research, suggestions have been made like the development of low-cost supportive financial facilities, systematization and organization of in-country raw material processing mechanisms and appropriate advertising in global markets to solve carpet weaving problems.
