Identifying and analyzing factors affecting the stagnation of Sistan's original handmade carpet

The original handmade carpet of Sistan has always played an important role in the livelihoods and the economy of the people. However, the position of this valuable art-craft has been impressed by some problems in Iran handmade carpet and especially to the particular native dilemma of the area. As the production of Sistan's carpets has been greatly reduced today, continuing this process can in the long run lead to the deterioration of Sistan's carpet and cause irreparable damage to the employment and livelihoods of the people of this area. Therefore, it is necessary to recognize and analyze the indexes affecting the stagnation of Sistan carpet and planning to eliminate them in order to improve the final product and job creation in the region. This issue is considered as the main goal of the current research. The research methodology is combined and Extractive. First, using semi-structured interviews, the causes of the recession of handmade rug in Sistan were analyzed from the viewpoint of experts in this field and nineteen key factors were identified. Then, a new questionnaire was designed using these factors within the Likert scale framework. The views of the local people in this area regarding the causes of the stagnation of Sistan's handmade carpet were examined. In this step, a "T test" was used for analyzing questionnaire data. The results show that the drought and destruction of livestock, lifestyle changes and livelihoods, as well as the low profitability of the final product, The most important causes of the stagnation of Sistan's original handmade carpet are the most important.