How to analyze the revival of constructive jihad / the structure in charge of the village ‌

According to the economic correspondent of Fars News Agency, the issue of reviving constructive jihad in the field of activity of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad has become more serious with the coming to power of the thirteenth government, but there are fundamental questions in this regard that explain the philosophy of reviving constructive jihad.

The main question is why, despite the institutions that are directly responsible for rural development and strengthening the agricultural economy, another institution should be established to carry out these tasks? Does the establishment of constructive jihad mean the governmentalization of jihad? Finally, is another organization to be added to the organizations in charge of agriculture?

The great architect of the revolution in the fifth chapter of the book of oppression and arrogance, deprivation and defense of the rights of the oppressed are among the principles of the Islamic Republic system. The revolution, that is, June 17, 1979, was the establishment of an institution as a constructive jihad.

The motive for establishing this institution was to use all the facilities and resources to care for the deprived, so that at first the responsibility defined for this institution was defined as the implementation of civil and technical services for the deprived sectors, which over time focused on agricultural affairs and delivery. Iran made self-sufficiency and no need to import food its top priority.

This institution, which later became the Ministry of Jihad Sazandegi during the war and the holy defense, also carried out operations in support of war, trench construction, defense, bridge construction, embankment, road construction and many other operations as required by the time of the ministry. 79 Due to parallel work with the Ministry of Agriculture merged and the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture was established.

* The relationship between jihad and agriculture and construction

Now with this story, is the revival of constructive jihad a return to the past or a leap to the future? To answer this question, we need to explore the concept of jihad further to get acquainted with the literature of the men’s government to use the term jihad; When the term jihadi work comes up, it means that the jihadi institution takes matters into its own hands and successfully leaves and leaves, after which specialized institutions take over the management of affairs. this concept Jihadi work In appearance, it is not commensurate with the literal or religious meaning of jihad, but if we are more careful about this, we will come to the conclusion that there is a perfect fit between the phrase jihad and Jihadi work It exists in the system of the Islamic Republic.

the door Website Supreme Leader of the Revolution ‌ Jihad means the effort and struggle that is carried out to call for Islam and its expansion or to defend the aggression of the enemy; Jihad is defined in two types: elementary and defensive. Primary jihad is to remove obstacles to the call to Islam, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, without being attacked by the enemy, aims to remove obstacles to propagating Islam and remove obstacles to becoming a Muslim. Other lands and the spread of Islam and the exaltation of the word of truth and the establishment of religious rites and the guidance of infidels and polytheists and the overthrow of polytheism and idolatry to engage in war and jihad, defensive jihad is to be done to defend and prevent enemy aggression, The enemy invaded the lands of the Muslims and their borders and lands and intended to dominate them politically or militarily or culturally or economically.

With these descriptions, what is the relationship between jihad, agriculture and construction, and how do the two come together? If we consider food security as one of the pillars of national security, it is simple توان Understood the connection between these topics, any factor that wants to endanger the country’s food security is a threat to national security, and whoever causes this threat is considered an enemy, so in the face of the enemy must have a basic jihad and prepare yourself. He also had a defensive jihad and defended himself against their security attacks.

Is the food security of the country in danger today that the officials are thinking of reviving the constructive jihad under the banner of the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad? The short answer to this question is “yes”. If we intend to analyze the risk factors in detail, we must first examine the existing problems and find the root, and then we can justify the need to revive the constructive jihad and carry out jihadist operations in agriculture.

* Iran’s agriculture is in a crisis of multi-layered problems

Cereals, white and red meats, oils, sugars, and other strategic products of the country, along with livestock and poultry feed inputs, have all experienced sharp supply and demand fluctuations in the last decade, resulting in fluctuations (or rather increases) in the prices of these products. It has been fundamental and strategic, which has not only changed the consumption pattern in the food table of a large part of the population, but also has led to numerous social and political margins.

Divergence of duties, conflict of interest, monopoly and increase of corruption in the agricultural sector are also the result of the same disruptions and deficits that have led to fluctuations in supply and demand. So that any deficit in management causes the entry of profiteers and increasing the influence of abusers leads to increased inefficiency of management decisions.

Many factors have been involved in this process and this multiplicity of factors has turned this issue into a multi-layered problem that can be interpreted as layers of supply, production, distribution and failure culture. The next layer penetrates and expands in combination with the problems in the upper layers.

* Different layers of the problem in the agricultural sector

In such a situation, the more specialized units are deployed, the more crisis will be created, because with each small problem, tens of other problems will arise. For example, the government decided to solve the problem of distribution of livestock and poultry inputs. Marketplace In other words, the government decided to solve one of the problems in the distribution layer, but not only the problem of input distribution was not solved, but also more challenges faced by the government, the so-called “silo” management The silo is managed separately from the other sections.

But this is successful when individual units each have separate problems, Iran’s agricultural sectors are highly intertwined, and silo management, especially in times of crisis, exacerbates the crisis; In similar situations, knowledgeable managers briefly remove the hypothetical boundary between different departments or cells to avoid Conflicts To prevent cross-functional, in this case the silo (which here refers to the agricultural sector) is considered as a whole unit and the problem is solved together.

A management unit can be considered as a silo (top) and problem management can be applied to each department in a specialized way, in cases where the management problems are multi-layered to prevent problems from penetrating to higher layers than the integration of troubleshooting operations. (Bottom) can be used.

* If jihadi operations are carried out correctly, there is no difference between a jihadi government or a state jihad

According to what has been described, jihadist operations in the field of production, economics and especially agriculture are known in the international management literature with titles such as integration of management units in order to prevent problems from penetrating to higher levels and expanding the problem.

In fact, in a jihadi operation, the jihadi institution intervenes and solves the existing problem at any level. Critics of the revival of constructive jihad by the government criticize the existence of a jihadi institution in the government body because it is practically ineffective. The various branches of government operate independently and it is not possible to remove the dividing walls between them.

This objection may be true, but it does not mean that the jihadist structure in the government structure is inefficient. The jihadist structure operates within the current Ministry of Jihad for Agriculture. This issue is also mentioned in the Sixth Development Plan as the need for coherence and integration of agricultural and rural development policies.

However, the creation of controlled access to a structure that allows for the implementation of silo model modifications will only be possible for one jihadist entity in the relevant ministry. Have issues. Of course, these powers must be determined in a limited time and deadline. In this way, the jihadi institution can penetrate the layers of supply, production, distribution and culture without any restrictions to solve any problem, and after solving the problem, leave the area to re-form the management unit. Silo should continue its work, now if a jihadi government is at work and decides to do jihadi work, it does not contradict the principles of management, provided that it enters the issue with knowledge and leaves with a duty.

In short, this can be said Expressed The food security situation in Iran is not very defensible because food security standards do not seem satisfactory for the distant future, so given the concept of jihadist operations in the field of agriculture, the need to revive constructive jihad in the Ministry of Agriculture seems a necessity.

Propose to create a deputy or organization Constructive Jihad As the custodian of the village in the Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, with the aim of cohesion and integration of policy-making, management and organization of comprehensive and endogenous rural development can be provided. This approach is also known in the management literature under other titles.

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