RT - Journal Article T1 - Assess the compatibility of family farmers in times of drought: Drudframan district in the County of Kermanshah JF - serd YR - 2014 JO - serd VO - 3 IS - 7 UR - http://serd.khu.ac.ir/article-1-1956-en.html SP - 123 EP - 138 K1 - Rural settlements K1 - Compatibility power K1 - Farmer household K1 - drought Drudframan district K1 - Kermanshah County. AB - Different countries have been affected harmfully by drought as a natural hazard affected by harmfully. Iran has been subjected by consequences of harmful drought consequences. It is argued that rural households due to their high level of dependency on agricultural economy are not well equipped to deal with this multi-dementia phenomenon. This study aims to evaluate the degree of the rural household’s potential regarding adopting drought. Statistical society composed of ٣٣٢٩ farmer households resided in Drudframan in Kermanshah County out of which ١٧٢ assigned as our sample. This study suggests that households are classified into low-median and high regarding their level of adoption to drought. It further suggests that out of ١٤ studied villages, the residents of Moradabad, Bozorgdar sofla, possess the highest level of adoption with respect to drought. This in turn demands the involvement of drought planners of the province in mitigation plans of the phenomena taking into consideration its causes and consequences, farmers and their vulnerability potential regarding adoption to droughtlevel. LA eng UL http://serd.khu.ac.ir/article-1-1956-en.html M3 ER -