the main purpose of this study was to investigate experts’ perceptions of barriers to organic farming in ministry of agriculture. the population of this survey consisted of the experts in department of horticultural products, ministry of agriculture in 2008-2009 (n= 160). using of kerejcie and morgan table, 113 experts were selected through stratified random sampling method. validity of the ins...

Organic agriculture (OA) includes a comprehensive production management system that is considered as one of the strategies to reduce negative impacts of industrial agriculture in many countries. This research was identifying factors affecting the development of OA in Ardabil province. A descriptive– correlation survey approach was used in this study. Participants were agricultural specialists o...

Note: This document is no longer " for official use", but is now "declassified". Foreword This document outlines an agenda for agricultural policy reform in OECD countries. Without making judgements on specific policies in individual countries, or prejudging negotiations at the WTO or elsewhere, it suggests ways in which agricultural policies in Member countries can further the shared goals agr...

the objective of the present research was to investigate the agricultural jihad organization (ajo) specialists' attitudes towards sustainable agriculture concepts in the east azerbaijan and to find out about its determinants. a descriptive-correlational method was used in the study. the sampling population of the study consisted of all the ajo specialists in east azerbaijan (n=200). a samp...

1. As part of its ongoing work programme the OECD Development Cooperation Directorate is conducting a review on managing and measuring for results among DAC members and observers. An online survey was launched to which DAC members’ and observers’ results managers and specialists were invited to contribute. The objective of this online survey was to get a snapshot on where DAC members and observ...

Future Opportunities and Challenges in Remote Sensing of Drought Brian D. Wardlow, Martha C. Anderson, Justin Sheffield, Brad Doorn, Xiwu Zhan, Matt Rodell, and Others National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University National Aeronautics and Spa...

Through its Food Security Project, the Directorate of Agricultural Economics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries maintains two publication series for results of research on food security issues. Publications under the Flash series are short (3-4 pages), carefully focused reports designed to provide timely research results on issues of great interest. Publications under the Research Pap...