Dr. Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension Education from the Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Iran in 2008. He currently serves as a faculty member at Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Iran and an extraordinary associate professor at North-West University in South Africa. His research interests include rural development, sustainable development, agricultural extension education, entrepreneurship, food systems, and e-learning. He is the author of two textbooks in the Persian language, and he is currently serving as editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development. He is the author of more than 200 journal and conference papers.