TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Role of Nanotechnology in Food Security of Iran
AU - Jamal F. Hosseini, Seyed AU - Dehyouri, Sahar AU - Reza Haji Hosseini Nejad, Gholam 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 12
SP  - 1239
EP  - 1243
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2009.1239.1243
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2009.1239.1243
KW  - Agricultural researchers
KW  -nanotechnology
KW  -Isfahan Province
KW  -food security
KW  -Iran
AB  - Agricultural researchers in the Province of Isfahan were surveyed in order to explore their perception about role of nanotechnology in food security. The methodology used in this study involved a combination of descriptive and quantitative research and included the use of correlation, regression and descriptive analysis as data processing methods. The total population for this study was 76 agriculture researchers in the Isfahan Province. Data were collected through interview schedules. Based on the results of the mean score, researchers did not agree that nanotechnology could help in achieving food security, although they believed this technology could have more impact on affordability and safety of food products than other dimension of food security. As regression analysis showed, necessary conditions for application of nanotechnology producing agricultural products, consuming nanotechnology products and constraints in application of nanotechnology caused 21% of variance on the perception of researchers regarding the role of nanotechnology in achieving food security. Based on the perception of respondents, the main constraint in application of nanotechnology in agricultural sector was regulatory constraints.
ER  -