Limiting Factors of marketing biotechnologies and Nanotechnologies in the agricultural sector of Iran

Abstract

The major purpose of this study was to determine challenges in commercialization of nano and 
biotechnologies in agicultural sector of Iran. The total population for this study was 50 participants who 
attended a workshop on commercialization of nano and biotechnologies in agriculture at biotech 2010 
exhibition in Tehran. The results showed that the social and cultural challenges caused 39% of variance 
on the perception of the respondents about challenges influencing the commercialization of nano and 
biotechnologies in agricultural sector of Iran. The commercialization of nano and biotechnologies in 
Iran faces challenges and obstacles and require location-specific approaches.