canola production is an important alternative for agricultural policy-makers in iran to reduce dependency on the imported vegetable oils. nevertheless, the canola planted area is only increasing at a slow pace, indicating a low willingness-to-accept of farmers. the general aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the canola adoption in the kermanshah province in western iran. ...

Professor, Business Management Department, carries with him a long professional experience spanning over 35 years. He earned his Ph.D. from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Punjab), India. He has published over 55 research papers to his credit in refereed journals of national and international repute. Dr. Sandhu has also published one book on consumer Demand in India. His research papers ar...

This study was carried out to identify Technical-Agronomic Factors Impressible from Fish Farming in Rice Fields. This investigation carried out by descriptive survey during July-August 2009. Studied cities including Talesh, Rezvanshahr and Masal set in Tavalesh region near to Caspian Sea, North of Iran. The questionnaire validity and reliability were determined to enhance the dependability of t...

The aim of this study was to examine factors affecting adoption of mini-tuber seed potato. Survey research design was used in this study. A sample of 100 potato growers who were informed about mini-tuber was selected and divided into adopter and non-adopter groups. Questionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection and was validated by a panel of experts. A pilot study was conducted f...

Beekeeping delivers the rural people with sources of income, dietary use, pollination service and social benefit. In spite benefits obtained from beekeeping, farmer’s resistivity to adopt recommended modern beekeeping technological components (packages) is among major problem. Therefore, objectives this study were examine intensity adoption technology package, identify factors influencing bee k...