OICC Press International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development 2159-5860 12 3 2022 12 01 A Model of an Agricultural Knowledge and Information System for Peasant Smallholdings: The case of Sistanand Baluchistan Province, Iran 337 348 10.71877/ijamad.2022.6627 EN Mohammad Ghaforian Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran Koroush Rousta Associate Professor of Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran Seyed Davood Hajimirrahimi Imam Khomeini Higher Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran Journal Article 2022 12 01 The agricultural knowledge and information system (AKIS) is a necessary factor for social, economic, and agricultural development and decision-making in peasant smallholdings. Given the challenges in smallholders’ access, the present study aimed to design an efficient model for AKIS for peasant smallholdings in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran. The research adopted a descriptive methodology in which data were collected with a questionnaire whose validity was estimated by AVE and its reliability was determined by the CR method. The statistical population was composed of all experts and executives in the fields of agricultural research, education, and extension and the subject experts in the studied province (N = 497). The sample size was determined to be 217 using Cochran's formula. The data were analyzed by SEM and using PLS and SPSS software packages. The results as to the factor loadings of the subcompo‐nents derived from structural equation modelling show that “increasing information sources," "farm visits,strengthening service centres," “less consistency of research findings," and “the existence of agricultural service centres” had the highest factor loadings, so they have a significant effect on the knowledge and information system model for peasant smallholdings.