The Perception of Greenhouse Owners about Environmental, Economical and Social Aspects of Sustainable Agriculture in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 NO

2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Tehran University, Iran

3 NADARAD

Abstract

Emphasis on sustainable agriculture in Iran like the other developing countries, is responsed
to the adverse environmental and economic impacts of conventional agriculture. This
problem, particularly about “greenhouse production” is considerable. The perceptions of
greenhouse owners about the environmental, economical and social aspects of sustainable
agriculture was discussed in this article. The research in terms of nature is a kind of
quantitative research and in terms of goal is applied research, in terms of controlling the
variables is descriptive and correlation kind, which has been carried out in a survey way. The
target population for this study consisted greenhouse owners in the Province of Tehran
(N=1787). By multi-stage cluster sampling technique, 306 were selected. Data were
collected through interview schedules. The regression analysis showed that the farming and
policy making factors determined 26 percent of variance on the perception of respondents
regarding the environmental aspect of sustainable agriculture. Also, 19 percent of the
variance on perception of respondents about economical aspect of sustainable agriculture
could be explained by economical and policy making factors. In addition, 33 percent of the
variance on perception of respondents about social aspect of sustainable agriculture could be
explained by farming and extension/education factors.

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International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
December 2010
Pages 1-10

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