The Perception of Greenhouse Owners about Environmental, Economical and Social Aspects of Sustainable Agriculture in Iran

Emphasis on sustainable agriculture in Iran like the other developing countries, is responsed to the adverse environmental and economic impacts of conventional agriculture. This problem, particularly about “greenhouse production” is considerable. The perceptions of greenhouse owners about the environmental, economical and social aspects of sustainable agriculture was discussed in this article. The research in terms of nature is a kind of quantitative research and in terms of goal is applied research, in terms of controlling the variables is descriptive and correlation kind, which has been carried out in a survey way. The target population for this study consisted greenhouse owners in the Province of Tehran (N=1787). By multi-stage cluster sampling technique, 306 were selected. Data were collected through interview schedules. The regression analysis showed that the farming and policy making factors determined 26 percent of variance on the perception of respondents regarding the environmental aspect of sustainable agriculture. Also, 19 percent of the variance on perception of respondents about economical aspect of sustainable agriculture could be explained by economical and policy making factors. In addition, 33 percent of the variance on perception of respondents about social aspect of sustainable agriculture could be explained by farming and extension/education factors.