Designing a Conceptual Model of Factors Effective Agricultural Export Development: Grounded Theory Presentation

The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the development of agricultural exports and provide solutions to develop agricultural exports and improve competitiveness. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data and data analysis was performed by Strauss and Corbin method and paradigm model. Sampling was theoretical sampling method and was conducted using targeted methods and snowballs, based on which 14 interviews were conducted with experts in the field of agricultural exports. The results of the analysis of the data obtained from the interviews, during the open, pivotal and selective coding processes, led to the formation of a model of factors affecting the development of agricultural exports based on data processing theory. Based on the systematic approach in data theory, the identified codes were divided into 6 core categories including causal conditions, content category, contextual conditions, interfering factors, strategies and consequences. The results showed that causal factors include (government policy, government support, legal issues, financial issues) central categories including (branding, marketing development, export competitiveness) interventionist categories (organization and urinary issues, customs tax) underlying categories (transportation development and technology Strategies(production facilitation, production capacity, infrastructure improvement) and outcomes including (having a competitive advantage, economic stability, favorable image of the country) affect the development of agricultural exports.