Strategies toward Sustainable Development of Echium amoenum in Iran

A study was carried out during 2012 to recognize the most important strategies for sustainable development of Echium amoenum Fisch and Mey in Eshkevarat region of Guilan province, Iran. For this purpose, Delphi technique was used, and in present study participants more totally including 7 experts. After data collection at two stages, results showed that improving the orchards and varieties of Echium amoenum, defining its expert price, establishing the processing and packaging companies to increase the added value of the product, expanding the mechanization across the orchard, increasing its cultivated area of land, encouraging the farmers to use new research techniques, suitable domestic and international marketing, creating sustainable, active selling markets, as well as guaranteed buying, adequate knowledge on the soil and suitable fertilizer were among most important strategies for sustainable development of Echium amoenum in the apt areas.