Factors Affecting on Nanotechnology-based Entrepreneurship in Agriculture Sector of Iran

The major purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting on nanotechnology-based entrepreneurship in agriculture sector of Iran. The total population was all experts working in agricultural research centers through Iran that 210 were selected using random sampling technique as sample of the study. By using factor analysis, six factor containing 33 variables determined about 65.85 percent of variance of nanotechnology-based entrepreneurship in agricultural sector. The results of the study show that the factors were categorized into six component, namely educational, infrastructural, human resources, economic, commercial, and policy making ordered by the magnitude of their impact.