Study of Attitudes toward Sustainable Agriculture: A Case from Iran
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the researchers' attitudes of natural resources and agricultural research organization of ILAM province toward sustainable agriculture. This study included all the researchers affiliated to natural resources and agricultural research organization of ILAM province (N= 92). Using census, questionnaires were sent to all researchers that ultimately 76 of whom completed questionnaires and returned them. Results showed that the attitude of the majority (63.2%) of researchers toward sustainable agriculture was moderate and negative. Also, there were significant differences amongthe researcher's attitudes towards sustainable agricultureon field of studyand level of education. Based on correlation coefficients, positive and significant relationships were found between researchers’ work experience, the number of refereed papers published, the number of extension papers published, the number of papers presented at national and international conferences, the number of books published , and the number of translated books and attitude towards sustainable agriculture. In addition,multiple regression analysis showed that three variables including the number of books published, the number of refereed papers published, and the number of books translated account forexplaining36 percent of variances of the dependent variable (attitude towards sustainable agriculture).
Authors and Affiliations
NematollahShiri*| Ph. D. Student of Agricultural Extension and Education, RaziUniversity,Kermanshah, Iran, nshiri82@gmail.com, Yahya Safi Sis| M. Sc. Student of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran, HosseinKazem Nadi| M. Sc. Student of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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