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Assessing farmers’ intention towards conservation agriculture by using the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior
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Huazhong Agricultural University, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Tarleton State University, University of Sussex, ...
Published InJournal of Environmental Management
Year2020
Citations239
Abstract
Conservation agriculture is considered as an agro-ecological approach to the sustainable and resource-saving crop production system. Previous studies on the adoption of agricultural innovation often consider socio-economic characteristics and overlook underlying psychological factors influencing farmers' behavioral intention. This study adopted three socio-psychological constructs, Attitude, Subjective Norm (SN), and Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC), which originated from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and proposed two new constructs, Knowledge (K) and Perceived Climatic Threats of Conventional Farming (PCTCV). Using the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Model (ETPBM), this study analyzed factors affecting the intention of farmers to continue Conservation Agriculture (CA) for the following year (2020) in three districts located in the northern part of Bangladesh. This research found evidence from the…
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Life SciencesAgricultural and Biological SciencesGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgricultural Innovations and PracticesOrganic Food and AgricultureEnvironmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental economicsMarketingEnvironmental resource managementStatisticsComputer networkManagementArchaeology