Increasing rate of unemployment among the graduates ofIranian higher agricultural education system has beendeveloped into one of the major socio-economic problems ofthe nation. Entrepreneurship is one of the most importantfactors contributing to economic and social development, thatis, it is a main driver for employment creation. As such, manypolicy initiatives in Iran attempt to pull agricultural studentstoward an entrepreneurial career choice. In this regard,considering the importance of entrepreneurship, and applyingAjzen’s (1991) theory of planned behavior, the present studywas conducted to investigate the factors affecting entrepreneurialbehavior of agricultural students in Razi University. The populationof this study consisted of all senior agricultural studentsof Razi University in Iran (N=300), 169 of whom were selectedas the sample using the proportional stratified sampling method.Data were analyzed by SPSS and AMOS version23 softwarein two phases of descriptive and inferential statistics. Resultsof structural equation modeling revealed that personal attitudetoward entrepreneurship, perceived behavioral control, andsubjective norm were the main predictors of entrepreneurialintention (R2=0.46) and behavior (R2=0.45) among agriculturalstudents. The findings of this study can have practical implicationsconcerning the promotion of entrepreneurial intention and behavioramong agricultural students for higher agricultural educationmanagers, planners, and educators. تفاصيل المقالة