Identifying Current and Desired Status of Actors of Agricultural Research System

This research was carried out based on survey strategy in order to identifying of current and desirable status of different stakeholders and actors of Iran agricultural research related to agricultural research functions. Two population of this research consisted of agricultural researchers of Agricultural Research, Education and Extension organization (AREEO) and faculty members of public agricultural faculties and colleges of Ministry of Scientific, Research and Technology. According to the research findings, current and desired status of the seven stakeholders of agricultural research related to the nine well-known functions of agricultural research system was prioritized. Regarding to matrix of research findings, first desired function of apex institutions, university agricultural research, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, agricultural extension network, farmer organizations, private sector, regional and international research institutes is policy making and priority setting, planning and implementation of applied research, planning and implementation of strategic research, technology transfer, planning and implementation of adaptive (on-farm) research, providing research inputs and institutional and policy supporting, respectively. T-test results were revealed a significance gap between current and desired situation of function of the all stakeholders of agricultural research system.