A Path Analysis of Factors Influencing the Development of Entrepreneurship Skills and Innovation in Rural Cooperatives of Alborz Province

Subject Areas : Agriculture Marketing and Commercialization

azita zand ¹ , Masoumeh Arfaee ²

1 - Agricultural Department, Integrated Cropping Research Center, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran
2 - Department of Agriculture, Assistant Professor, Ashtian Islamic Azad University,Ashtian,Iran

Received: 2021-10-15 Accepted : 2022-05-05 Published : 2022-06-01

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