The perception of greenhouse owners about factors affecting the economic aspects of sustainable
agriculture was discussed in this article. 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 target population for this
study consisted greenhouse owners in the Province of Tehran (N=1787). By multi-stage cluster
sampling technique, 306 respondents were selected. Data were collected through interview
schedules. The regression analysis showed that the economic and policy making factors
determined 19% of variance on the perception of respondents regarding the economic aspect of
sustainable agriculture. The results of ordinal factor analysis indicated that the factors were
categorized into five groups, namely economic, social, farming, extension education and
policymaking factors ordered by the magnitude of their impact.
