A Study of Handicraft Cooperatives Market in Sistan and Baluchistan Province

Abstract

Decrease in the local handicrafts exports & unregulated imports of foreign handicraft puts a lot of pressure on the domestic markets of this industry. This research intends investigate the market of handicrafts in the province of Sistan & Baluchistan & propose strategies and recommendations to improve its current status. Research method was field study and applied and considering the size of the population (102 active cooperatives) census was carried out and 78 questionnaires were returned. Results indicated that excessive imports of handicrafts from other countries, intermediate sellers & inability in direct sales of products, inadequate advertisements and cultural– economical issues such as changing market trends are respectively the main factors of the stagnation of the handicrafts market