University of Tehran Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research 2008-4838 46 1 2015 03 21 External factors affecting the Iranian Agricultural Extension System (IAES) by 2025 External factors affecting the Iranian Agricultural Extension System (IAES) by 2025 157 166 54488 10.22059/ijaedr.2015.54488 FA Saeid Feali PhD. Candidate, Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Gholamreza Pezeshki Rad Associate Professors, Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Hasan Sedighi Associate Professors, Agricultural Extension and Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Esmaeil Shahbazi Professor, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran 0000-0002-1047-3528 Seyed Javad Ghoreish Abhari Deputy of Extension and Education Organization, Iran Journal Article 2011 10 31 The purpose of this study was to identify external factors affecting the Iranian Agricultural Extension System (IAES) by 2025 using agricultural extension authorities’ viewpoints. Results of this qualitative study were obtained by using a modified Delphi technique to reach group consensus. The target population was 20 policy makers that selected by judgment sampling. It is noted that the validity of questionnaire was confirmed by panel of experts. Results of study indicated the probability of occurring sixteen external factors affecting IAES by 2025 was at “moderate to high” level that consensus was reached on fourteen external factors affecting IAES. These factors, respectively, in seven categories of "infrastructure, ecology, economic, cultural, institutional, scientific and technological revolution and the population" were reduced. The purpose of this study was to identify external factors affecting the Iranian Agricultural Extension System (IAES) by 2025 using agricultural extension authorities’ viewpoints. Results of this qualitative study were obtained by using a modified Delphi technique to reach group consensus. The target population was 20 policy makers that selected by judgment sampling. It is noted that the validity of questionnaire was confirmed by panel of experts. Results of study indicated the probability of occurring sixteen external factors affecting IAES by 2025 was at “moderate to high” level that consensus was reached on fourteen external factors affecting IAES. These factors, respectively, in seven categories of "infrastructure, ecology, economic, cultural, institutional, scientific and technological revolution and the population" were reduced. https://ijaedr.ut.ac.ir/article_54488_ee74e3366d51ac34147384997d4af5c0.pdf