Explain driving policy instruments of organic farming development in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Razi University, University of Kermanshah, Iran

2 Associate Professo, Faculty of Agriculture, Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Iran

3 Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Economics and Development, University of Tehran, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Plant Protection Research Center, Iran

Abstract

In recent years organic farming development, in spite of many potentials for growth in Iran, was very slow. This research was done to recognize driving factors of organic sector development in Iranian agriculture. The literature of the research shows that many instruments in policy making, financial support, and extension area are effective in organic development in different countries. In this basis a questionnaire was prepared on the basis of literature review of the research and after investigating reliability and validity of it, was filled by 122 persons of agricultural organization experts in six elected provinces. After doing factor analysis in SPSS software version 19, nine factors of organic farming development driving factors in Iran were extracted from 45 effective variables which they explained 83.15 percent of whole variance. Results of the research showed that the extracted factors can determine 83.15 percent of whole variance as follow: to establish structures and infrastructures, to provide the necessity funds, policy and object making, education and advisory for farmers, to identify and analyze the necessary information, advertisement and public informing, organizational coordination, regulations collection and providing, giving distinctions to investments. Thus we suggest that agricultural policy makers extend the organic products by prepare the institutional structures and financial supports on one hand and on the other hand provide proper condition to investment and marketing in this part. 

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