Changing potato farmers’ behavior against only the chemical fertilizers to promote sustainable agricultural practice in Hamedan Province, Iran

Reza Movahedi (), Mahboobeh Ataei-Asad () and Taraneh Sarami-Foroushani ()
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Reza Movahedi: Bu-Ali Sina University
Mahboobeh Ataei-Asad: Bu-Ali Sina University
Taraneh Sarami-Foroushani: Bu-Ali Sina University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2024, vol. 26, issue 9, No 91, 24359-24380

Abstract: Abstract The distribution and overuse of chemical fertilizers in Iran are still a considerable issue, so further research is needed to gain a deeper understanding of the challenge. Accordingly, modifying farmers' inefficient behaviors toward the use of chemical fertilizers (UCFs) is a policy initiative taken by all countries to achieve sustainable agriculture, but the rate of adoption by stakeholders is a challenge, yet has the potential to be under study. Employing 375 potato farmers in Hamedan County, western Iran, the present research mainly investigated driving factors that account for and give new information about farmers’ behavior toward the UCFs, Iran, where a substantial volume of agriculture products is produced in this district. The developed theory of planned behavior served as a predicting theoretical foundation to accomplish so. The resulting evidence made clear that 60 percent of the variance in farmers' behaviors of the UCFs is forecasted by the two constructs of farmers' intention and knowledge. This study concludes that farmers’ behavior toward the UCFs is needed to be adjusted by providing farmers with the required knowledge and information.

Keywords: Sustainable agriculture; Environment protection; Intention; The theory of planned behavior (TPB); Fertilizers; Farmers' knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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