As the society has stepped into the era of knowledge economy, the implementation of scientific and effective knowledge management is of great realistic significance to the development of governmental organizations. Based on precedent theories of knowledge management capability, and referring to knowledge management practices of governmental organizations, a knowledge management capability evalu...

the purpose of this study is to evaluate greenhouse owners’ knowledge regarding integrated pest management (ipm) in the production of greenhouse cucumber in khorasan razavi province.the survey research was a descriptive – correlational one. the study consisted of all farmers who cultivated greenhouse cucumber in khorasan razavi province (n=160), of whom 108 were selected through a random sampli...

water resources are of vital human resources and of the three main elements of ecosystem. almost half of the agricultural products of the world are being produced in irrigation schemes. in today's world, the population is considerably increasing and consequently severe shortage of food threatens about two-third of the world's population. moreover, water resources are facing more serious crisis ...

the purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze factors influencing farmers’ participation in irrigation networks management, with an approach to compare two groups of farmers (one in irrigation networks with wua (water users' association), and the other in networks lacking wua). the methodological approach was a descriptive-correlational and causal-comparative study of the survey...

This study aims to explore the farmers' perceptions of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination using a reflexive research method called Q methodology. A structured sample was composed of 46 farmers selected according to gender, farming experience, level of education, and production type. Statements relevant to the farmers' perceptions of and attitudes toward FMD vaccination, related to confide...

This study examines the factors influencing China’s farmers’ degree of willingness to adopt soil testing technology (STT). A case study around Tai Lake Watershed (specifically in Jiangsu Province) was conducted, using a double bounded dichotomous choice contingent valuation method. Factors affecting farmers’ willingness to use less harmful fertilizer and their application in organic production ...