an investigation of the promoter factors of nanotechnology development in iranian agriculture sector

the purpose of this research was to investigate promoter factors in nanotechnology development as related to iranian agriculture sector. the method of the research was applied survey. the target population of the study was researchers of national research centers/institutes (n=187) of whom 123 individuals were selected for the study. a questionnaire was developed and its validity evaluated through a panel consisting of the experts in the nanotechnology committee of the ministry of agriculture, iran and as well of the faculty members of tarbiat modares university. cronbach alpha coefficient was found for the promoter variables appearing in the questionnaire (?=0.92). factor analysis limited promoter variables to 4 factors namely: information and culture development, research and study facilitation, development of human resources, investment and financial support; covering about 74.3 percent of variances of promoter variables.