Challenges of Applying Conservation Agriculture in Iran: An Overview on Experts and Farmers’ Perspectives

Ataei, Pouria; Sadighi, Hassan; Aenis, Thomas; Chizari, Mohammad; Abbasi, Enayat

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“…According to Gholami et al (2020) , constructs like lack of government support, economic and cultural problems, lack of access to equipment, and adherence to old agricultural methods (traditionalism) of the main constraining factors for acceptance and development of conservation agriculture in Iran. To the authors’ best knowledge, not many ( Ataei et al, 2019 ; Savari and Gharechaee, 2020 ; Ataei et al, 2021 ) studies have been conducted on the constructs affecting the acceptance of conservation agricultural activities in Iran. Identifying and analyzing mechanisms predicting farmers’ intentions and conservation behaviors can be very useful in developing adoption of conservation agriculture system.…”

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What drives farmers to use conservation agriculture? Application of mediated protection motivation theory

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Conservation agriculture is an approach for managing agricultural ecosystems, improving productivity, increasing benefits and food security, and preserving resources and the environment. The core purpose of this study was to analyze the constructs affecting the intention to use conservation agriculture measures. For this purpose, protection motivation theory was applied as the theoretical framework. Validation of the model was done using a cross-sectional survey among Iranian farmers, and SMART PLS software was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that the direct effects of the five constructs of perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, response cost, response efficacy, and self-efficacy were significant on the intention to use conservation agriculture measures. In addition, the variables of perceived severity, response cost, and perceived self-efficacy had significant effects on the fear of not using conservation agriculture measures. The results of the bootstrapping analysis indicated that the fear of not using conservation agriculture measures significantly mediated the effects of perceived severity, response cost, and self-efficacy on the intention to use conservation agriculture. The results of the present research help to develop protection motivation theory by defining new relationships between its variables and achieving a deeper understanding of these relationships. The results also can pave the way for social and psychological interventions in the field of adopting the principles of conservation agriculture in agricultural societies. Finally, the results of this research can be used as a decision-making tool and help for users and planners of behavioral changes to better identify the focus points and necessary strategies.

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“…In addition to the social benefit indexes in five fertilizer reduction productivity technology at the end of the model, the other three measures of rule layer Technology results in the five models and the second number, deserves further to overcome the lack of relevant indicators, the future promotion should be used in rice production still has great potential and space (Li et al, 2021). However, the application of urea formaldehyde compound fertilizer mode 3 and improvement of soil fertility and model 5 because of its each criterion layer index results in the five sit quite on the technical model, shows that not only is the special attention to social benefits and economic benefits, and the technical features itself, management level have obvious deficiencies, it needs in-depth innovation research and is not suitable for immediate promotion and application (Ataei et al, 2021).…”

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“…The advantages of Mode 1 and Mode 2 are significantly higher than that of other technical patterns; on the one hand the two models from the other three kinds of can enhance rice yield and ensure good quality (Ataei et al, 2021). On the other hand, both models are supported by local government and local professional forces in terms of governance.…”

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Evaluating the Impacts of Rice Technological Innovation on the Social Economy

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Grain production is important role in ensuring food security. In order to support the local government’s promotion of technological innovation on the rice plantations, the paper aims to evaluate chemical fertilizer reduction and productivity improvement technology modes in a rice paddy in Huai’an Jiangsu from the perspective of its evaluating the social economic effects. Firstly, a brief introduction of the rice plantation requirements including fertilizer and soil requirements, are introduced. Secondly, briefly introduce the most important factors impact rice technological modes including (Economic benefit, Social benefit, Technical characteristics, and management) are briefly discussed. Thirdly, details of multi-correlation of social economic model based on gray correlation analysis for the promotion of organic fertilizer to replace part of the chemical fertilizer technology, followed by the special fertilizer mode, and the other three technology modes. Results show that among the final weights obtained through the gray correlation weighting method, the economic benefit index was 27.15%, followed by the social benefit index with 21.45%, the technical feature index has the highest weight of 34.24%, and the management index with the lowest weight was 17.16%. The evaluation scores of the five technical modes, the ranking of their comprehensive evaluation score from high to low is mode 2 (0.305925) > mode 1 (0.240125) > mode 4 (0.179925) > mode 5 (0.1447) > mode 3 (0.129825). The application of mode 2, that is, the organic substitution of partial fertilizer technology, ranks the first among the five technical modes in the comprehensive evaluation; therefore, it is worthy of prioritization.

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“…It is, however, necessary to understand farmers' willingness and ability to take sustainability activities (Mills et al, 2017). Therefore, it is crucial to collect information on how people learn and apply sustainability principles (Singh et al, 2013;Ataei et al, 2021).…”

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Transfer of sustainability training in land and conservation agriculture project: A behavioral study in Iran

Ataei

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Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionThe transfer of sustainability training means applying the skills, attitudes, and knowledge acquired from training to the workplace to help sustainability and environmental protection. This study aimed to conduct a behavioral analysis of sustainability training transfer among farmers that had attended extension-training courses on the Land and Conservation Agriculture Project (LCAP) in Iran.MethodsThis research is quantitative and applied research that was carried out via a standardized survey. The research population was composed of all farmers who attended LCAP extension training courses in the three provinces of Golestan, Fars, and Khouzestanin, Iran (N=1204). 291 farmers were selected through stratified random sampling. A panel of experts established the content and face validity of the questionnaire. A pilot study was conducted to check the reliability by calculating Cronbach's alpha.Results and discussionFindings indicated that most farmers had sustainability training transfer at a high level. The analysis with a structural equation model revealed that perceived content validity, transfer design, opportunity to use, supervisor support, trainer characteristics, peer support, motivation to transfer, transfer effort -performance expectations, performance coaching, and personal capacity for transfer influenced farmers' intention to transfer sustainability training significantly and positively. Furthermore, farmers' intentions had a significant effect on their transfer of sustainability training. It can be concluded that a sustainability training transfer system is applicable to a training context related to sustainable agriculture and can provide a useful instrument for agricultural education organizations when investing in farmers' training.

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Challenges of Applying Conservation Agriculture in Iran: An Overview on Experts and Farmers’ Perspectives

Cited by 19 publications

References 82 publications

What drives farmers to use conservation agriculture? Application of mediated protection motivation theory

What drives farmers to use conservation agriculture? Application of mediated protection motivation theory

Evaluating the Impacts of Rice Technological Innovation on the Social Economy

Transfer of sustainability training in land and conservation agriculture project: A behavioral study in Iran

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