Meta-Analysis of Designing Small-Scale Commercial Integrated Farming

Small-scale commercial integrated farming is regarded as an effective tool for creating the policy of developing farming, regionally integrated farming, applying advanced technologies, and preventing excess immigration of rural people in developing agriculture. This research aims to analyze articles dealing with integrated farming or the diversity of rural livelihood in Iran and the world by focusing on small-scale integrated farming systems and using the meta-analysis method. Meta-analysis for small-scale integrated farming systems shows this plan's strong and weak points. Most studied research affirms that the "Process of industrialization of the market and adopting technology" factor with an upper average effect size has significant positive effects on small-scale integrated commercial agriculture.