Application of the theory of planned behavior with agent-based modeling for sustainable management of vegetative filter strips

Anebagilu, Prajna Kasargodu; Dietrich, Jörg; Prado-Stuardo, Lisette; Morales, Bruno; Winter, Etti; Arumí, José Luis

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112014

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“…In the context of agricultural production, sustainability tools are often seen as innovations and technologies applied to improve production sustainability, including technological tools adoption (Adnan et al. , 2020; Anebagilu et al. , 2021; Hyland et al.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Are we ready to transition to sustainable sheep production in New Zealand? A critical analysis from the perspectives of transition intention and sustainable tool adoption

Yang,

Phong,

De Silva

et al. 2023

BFJ

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Purpose This study aims to understand New Zealand sheep farmers’ readiness toward sustainability transition by assessing their intentions of transition and adoption of sustainability tools, with information collection considered to mediate the intention–adoption relationship.Design/methodology/approach Based on the data collected from a survey of New Zealand sheep farmers in 2021, the empirical analysis was developed to investigate farmers’ perceptions of and attitudes toward readiness to move toward a sustainability transition. Structural equation modeling associated with principal component analysis was used to empirically test the theory of planned behavior constructs.Findings The results show that pressure from the public and the sheep industry, and the perceived controls of transition drive the intention of sustainability transition; farmers with higher intention of sustainability transition are found to be more likely to adopt sustainability tools. However, there is an attitude–behavior gap, wherein positive attitudes toward sustainability transition may not lead to a higher likelihood of adopting sustainability tools. There is no evidence of the mediating role of information collection on the intention–adoption relationship, while a positive effect was found in information collection on the adoption of sustainability tools.Practical implications The empirical evidence indicates that policymakers need to help increase the awareness of sustainable production and help farmers overcome barriers to achieving sustainable production by finding ways to turn intentions into adoption.Originality/value Being the first attempt to empirically assess farmers’ readiness toward sustainability transition, the study fills the gap of limited understanding of the link between sustainability transition intention and sustainable tools adoption in sustainability transition.

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Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2015) used the TPB with extensions of awareness and knowledge to consider the adoption of sustainable agriculture in Malaysia. In addition, Anebagilu et al. (2021) applied the TPB with extensions of behavioral morality, willingness and knowledge to assess the intention of Chilean farmers to adopt vegetative filter strips.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are we ready to transition to sustainable sheep production in New Zealand? A critical analysis from the perspectives of transition intention and sustainable tool adoption

Yang,

Phong,

De Silva

et al. 2023

BFJ

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“…Generally, if farmers have higher awareness and more positive evaluation of TSS innovation, and higher acceptance of consequences, their willingness to adopt TSS will be higher. Several studies [48,49,50,51] have reported the role of attitude in predicting farmers' intention to adopt an innovation. Attitude can be regarded as a significant determinant of an individual's intention to adopt [52,53].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing True Shallot Seed (TSS) performance and farmers’ perceptions of its innovation attributes

Adiyoga

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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True Shallot Seed (TSS) cultivation is a new shallot production technique that does not use vegetative tubers as planting material, but rather seeds. This study aimed to examine the field performance of TSS and assess farmers’ perceptions of TSS innovation attributes. On-farm participatory trials involving eight farmers were conducted in Cirebon and Brebes during June-August 2020. Compared to Trisula and Maserati, Sanren’s performance was the best in both the nursery and transplant stages. Maserati showed the second-best performance in seed emergence and yields. Meanwhile, although farmers had rated Trisula high scores for color, pungency, and bulb shape, poorer yields made Trisula the least financially viable of the others. Relative advantage, compatibility, trialability, and observability of TSS are rated positive by farmers. In terms of complexity, most farmers perceive that learning and understanding TSS innovation is quite a challenge for them. Bivariate correlation analysis indicates that the more positive farmer’s perception of relative advantage, compatibility, trialability, and observability of TSS, the more positive their intention to adopt TSS will be. However, complexity has a negative significant correlation with the intention which means that the more complex TSS innovation is perceived by farmers, the weaker their intention to adopt TSS will be.

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“…Many studies coupled ABMs with cognitive decision‐making models (Anebagilu et al., 2021; Chu & Chiu, 2003; Chu et al., 2009; Kniveton et al., 2011; Scalco et al., 2017). However, to date, few models have explored the psychological aspects of water use and how those aspects may influence household adoption of water conservation behaviors.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agent‐Based Model to Manage Household Water Use Through Social‐Environmental Strategies of Encouragement and Peer Pressure

James

Rosenberg

2022

Earth's Future

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Water conservation has long been an effective component of sustainable water management. However, inelastic price responses, demand hardening, and poor public awareness reduce the effectiveness of strategies. Here, we identify and quantify the effects of psychological and social factors such as attitudes, peer support, opportunities to conserve, and encouragement on household water use. We link household survey, municipal billing, aerial imagery, weather, and appliance flow and duration data. We use the data to develop, populate, and partially validate an agent‐based model for 270 households in Logan, Utah. Simulated indoor water use matched observed use better than outdoor use and improved over prior studies that only conceptually validated model results. Households with stronger conservation attitudes, peer support, and more opportunities saved the most water. Peer pressure saved more water than water manager encouragement because small, diverse social networks could better regulate the behavior of outlier households within the network. Combining peer pressure and encouragement saved the most water. Results suggest managers should provide platforms for households to share their water use stories and information with each other. Managers should target conservation actions to the small fraction of households who use the most water and have large potential to save water. Mangers can use the psychological and social factors to increase household adoption of water conservation actions.

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Application of the theory of planned behavior with agent-based modeling for sustainable management of vegetative filter strips

Cited by 22 publications

References 55 publications

Are we ready to transition to sustainable sheep production in New Zealand? A critical analysis from the perspectives of transition intention and sustainable tool adoption

Are we ready to transition to sustainable sheep production in New Zealand? A critical analysis from the perspectives of transition intention and sustainable tool adoption

Assessing True Shallot Seed (TSS) performance and farmers’ perceptions of its innovation attributes

Agent‐Based Model to Manage Household Water Use Through Social‐Environmental Strategies of Encouragement and Peer Pressure

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