Strategic Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Strategic Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Evaluation of Modern Eco-based Technologies Application in the Agriculture and Natural Resource Management of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
A. Sharifi
ABDOLMAJID MAHDAVI DAMGHANI
Fellow of I.R. Academy of Sciences and Professor of Tehran University
10.22047/srjasnr.2023.170636
Abstract
        Applying modern, eco-based and updated technologies has a key role in improving productivity, minimization of losses, as well as optimization of agricultural value chain management. Introduction of modern technologies, including IT, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, social networks, virtual education, and cloud computing facilitate science and information partitioning. The main constraints for introduction and application of these technologies in agriculture and natural resources sector in Iran include economic (high investment, provision and professional labor cost), infrastructural (lack of suitable platforms, weak interconnectedness between different parts of agricultural sector chain) and socio-cultural (low education, traditional and subsistence structure of agriculture in Iran and farmers lifestyle) factors. Results of present study shows that determining farmers and other stakeholders’ challenges for applying modern technologies, developing pilot farms and providing necessary structures are main strategies to promote and indigenize these technologies in agriculture and natural resources sector in Iran.
Keywords
Information technology
Indigenization
Internet of things
Value chain
Subjects

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Strategic Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Volume 8, Issue 1
May 2023
Pages 1-16