Influencing Factors on Feasibility of Precision Agriculture in Regard to Training and Research in Iran

The purpose of this study was factors affecting feasibility of precision agriculture in regard to training and research. The search population consisted experts and researchers in Iran. By using randomized sampling method, 188 selected as statistic sampling. The methodological approach of this stud was descriptive-correlative. Validity of the instrument was established by a panel of experts consisting of senior faculty members and research committee advisors. Reliability analysis was conducted by using Cronbach alpha formula and result was 0.83.The results showed that 18.6, 31.4 and 50 percent of experts and researchers expressed that feasibility of the precision agriculture in regard to training and research were weak, moderate and good respectively. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that attitude; political and economic factors explained a variation of 15.2 percent of the precision agriculture in regard to training and research.