Study of the Barriers to Commercialization of Nanotechnology Products in the Iran’s Agricultural Sector

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD. Student, Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

2 Professor, Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

The main purpose of this descriptive- survey research was to study of barriers to commercialization of nanotechnology products in the Iran’s Agricultural sector. The statistical population of the study consisted of 275 researchers employed in 22 National Agricultural Research Centers/ Institutions. According to the Krejcie and Morgan table, 160 of the researchers were selected using a random sampling technique. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts in the University of Tehran. A pilot study was conducted to establish the reliability of the instrument. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients for the main scales of the questionnaire were at appropriate level. The results showed that the importance of the all five factors examined in the research conceptual model was verified based on the field data (fit of the model). The factors namely, political- supportive, infrastructural, financial, managerial and knowledge- cognitive were ranked first to fifth in explaining and identifying the barriers to commercialization of nanotechnology products in the Iran’s Agricultural sector by explaining 66.1 percent of total variances, respectively.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 50, Issue 4
November 2019
Pages 757-772

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