Z. Tavakoli Tabar - Former M.Sc. Student , Department of Rural Development Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Respectively
M. Ahmadvand - Professor, Department of Rural Development Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Respectively
M. Sharifzadeh - Professor, Department of Rural Development Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Respectively

The findings revealed that about 31 percent of women were below and 69% were above the food poverty line. Comparison of averages of some variables including education status, employment (head of household), income, banking facilities such as credit and loans, property and assets, savings, economic skills, economic participation, government supports, husband s attitude, self-confidence, self-esteem, physical and mental healths showed that there are significant differences between poor and non-poor rural women. The discriminant analysis indicated that variables like husband attitude, self-confidence, and self-essteem correctly classified about 87.7 percent of rural women as poor or non-poor. Due to the husband s attitude had a significant role in differentiation of the two groups, the social and cultural education of rural men are recommended. Furthermore, the supporting sterategies that includes the distribution of food commodities, unemployment insurance and pensions, medical insurance and development of educational services for rural women is suggested.

Food poverty, Rural development, Rural women, Boyer-Ahmad