Authors : S.J.F. Hosseini, F. Mohammadi and S.M. Mirdamadi
Abstract: The perception of greenhouse owners about factors affecting the development of sustainable agriculture is discussed in this study. The methodology used in this study, involved a combination of descriptive and quantitative research and included the use of correlation and descriptive analysis as data processing methods. The target population for this study, consisted greenhouse owners in the province of Tehran (N = 1787). By multi-stage cluster sampling technique, about 306 respondents were selected. Data were collected through interview schedules. The results demonstrated that farming factors were the most important factors affecting the development of sustainable agriculture. It is also reported that there were relationship between perception of respondents about development of sustainable agriculture as dependent variable and the farming, economic, social, policy making and extension and education factors as independent variables. The results of confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model show that factor improving the quality of water resources have influenced the perception of respondents about sustainable agriculture more than other factors.
S.J.F. Hosseini, F. Mohammadi and S.M. Mirdamadi, 2010. Perception of Greenhouse Owners About Factors Influencing the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in Iran. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 5: 529-535.