Document Type : Research Article
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Research Assistant Professor, Socio-Economic Research Department, Isfahan Province Agricultural Research and Education Center, Isfahan, Iran.
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Research Assistant Professor, Economic, Social and Extension Research Department, Isfahan Province Agricultural Research and Education Center, Isfahan, Iran
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Master of Social Studies and Expert of Nomads Affairs of Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
The present study is a description of the Iman-lu tribe of the Darreh-e-Shori tribe who live in the Cheshme-e-Rahman Plain and spend their summers in this area. This research was conducted using a monographic method and the data collection tool was non-participatory observation and semi-structured interviews with local experts and informants. In the last few decades, the Iman-lu tribe has experienced significant changes in demographic and livelihood areas. After settling in nomadic settlements and receiving support from the Department of Tribal Affairs and the transfer of pastures and land for agriculture, this group has shown great interest in agriculture in addition to animal husbandry and has been able to perform successfully in this sector. Also, living in the summer has led to the growth of handicraft production, especially Gabba weaving among women, and has contributed to the livelihood of families. Communal and family exploitation systems are the dominant systems among the Iman-lu tribe. Social solidarity among the group is high, which has reduced inequality and social distance, so that the number of poor and needy households is small. The people of the Iman-lu tribe do not need livelihood and government support schemes; rather, they need the development of transformation and complementary industries to increase productivity in the agricultural, animal husbandry, and handicraft sectors. In addition, this region has suitable natural, artistic, and nomadic capacities for establishing nomadic tourism camps and handicrafts. Considering the existence of social, cultural, economic, and environmental patterns among the people and the region under study, it seems that the necessary conditions, context, and tools exist there for the development of tourism and transformation and complementary industries.
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