The Impact of Academic Majors on Entrepreneurial Intention of Agriculture Students in Isfahan Province

Despite the importance and necessity of the agricultural sector and emphasis on it as the main axis of development, the contribution of the agricultural sector in the development and economic prosperity of Iran is decreasing day by day. One of the most important programs and approaches in this field is the promotion and development of agricultural entrepreneurship and businesses among the actors of the agricultural sector, especially the graduates of universities and agricultural higher education institutions of Iran; Because graduates of agricultural fields, as subject experts, can play an important role in the development of new innovations and technologies and, as a result, in the development of agricultural entrepreneurship. In this regard, the present study was designed and conducted with the main goal of investigating the impact of academic majors on the entrepreneurial intention of agriculture students in Isfahan province. The statistical population of the research included all agricultural students in universities and institutions of higher education in Isfahan province, The main tool of the research was a standard questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by subject experts and its reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The results of Pearson correlation analysis showed that the variables of entrepreneurial attitude, entrepreneurial subjective norms, and perceived entrepreneurial behavioral control had a positive and significant relationship with the entrepreneurial intention of agriculture students. In addition, the results of the multivariate analysis of variance showed the impact of academic majors on the entrepreneurial intention among agriculture students; So, the entrepreneurial intention of the students of agricultural extension and education was higher than the entrepreneurial intention of the students of plant breeding. In this regard, it is recommended to revise the courses and topics of different agricultural fields with an entrepreneurial approach and make entrepreneurship and business courses mandatory for all agricultural fields.