Factors Affecting Wheat Farmers’ Attitudes toward Organic Farming

Shams, Ali; Fard, Zahra Hooshmandan Moghaddam

doi:10.15244/pjoes/69435

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“…Hence, younger farmers are more likely to convert to organic production. The results agree with the studies by Burton et al [70], Shams and Fard [81], and Okon and Idiong [82] that younger farmers were dominant among organic farmers. Regarding the impact of the educational level of the head of household on the probability of adopting organic tea production, our quantitative analysis found that the coefficient of educational level of household head is negative and that of the squared educational level of household head is positive.…”

Section: Estimation Of Propensity Scoressupporting

confidence: 92%

Impact of Conversion to Organic Tea Cultivation on Household Income in the Mountainous Areas of Northern Vietnam

2018

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This study aims at determining if organic tea farming results in higher net income than conventional tea farming in the mountainous areas of Northern Vietnam. Our sample includes 226 traditional and 319 organic tea-producing households in the provinces of Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Ha Giang, and Lai Chau. Using a propensity score matching approach, the study finds that the adoption of organic tea production had a positive impact on households’ farm income in the study area. Using different matching algorithms, organic tea adopters earned higher income than did non-adopters, from 1038.8 to 1059.0 thousand Vietnamese Dong (VND) per hectare of cultivation plot. To increase conversion to organic tea farming amongst smallholder farmers, the government and other stakeholders should aim to provide better extension services, which incorporate relevant training to farmers and better access to information on organic tea production, as well as encouraging the commercialization of organic fertilizers. Simultaneously, the Vietnamese government should introduce mechanisms to coordinate production activities and deliver tea products to processing and/or marketing facilities.

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Section: Estimation Of Propensity Scoressupporting

confidence: 92%

Impact of Conversion to Organic Tea Cultivation on Household Income in the Mountainous Areas of Northern Vietnam

2018

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“…This suggest that farmers who are educated and have high income are more risk takers. The results obtained were in agreement with findings of Shams and Fard (2017); Pongener and Jha (2020). Irrigation potential had positive and significant correlation with risk attitude.…”

Section: Relationship Of Personal Social Characteristics Of Farmers O...supporting

confidence: 92%

Exploration of Risk Attitude of Vegetable Farmers in Kerala, India

Raj¹,

Thomas²

2022

IJBSM

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The study was conducted in Alappuzha, Thrissur, Palakkad and Idukki districts of Kerala, India during 2020–2021 to analyse the risk attitude of vegetable farmers. The study examined the personal and social characteristics of respondents and the association of these characteristics with risk attitude. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 270 vegetable farmers from 6 panchayats representing the Special Agricultural Zones for vegetables in Kerala. Collected data were analyzed using statistical methods like mean, Kruskal-Wallis test, correlation coefficient and multiple regressions. The study revealed that majority (74.07%) of the farmers belonged to a medium category of risk attitude. Majority (55.18%) of the farmers were in the age group of 35−55 years, 46.29% had gone up to middle school, 72.59% of the farmers had an area below 2.31 acres and 67.4% respondents were engaged in vegetable farming and allied works and 54.07% had economic water scarcity. It was noticed that majority of the respondents were in the low category in the case of vegetable farming experience (61.48%), annual income (55.56%), innovative proneness (56.67%), economic motivation (56.3%), extension participation (70%), social participation (94.44%) and high category with regard to credit orientation (53.7%). Correlation analysis revealed that variables area under vegetable cultivation, education, annual income, irrigation potential, extension participation, innovative proneness, economic motivation and social participation were positively and significantly corelated with risk attitude of respondents at 1% level and at 5% level. Regression analysis revealed that 60% of the variation in farmer risk attitude was explained by the independent variables.

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“…The adoption of organic rice farming is likely to decrease by 0.905 times as farmers age. The results can be illustrated as well as the research of Shams et al (2017) who pointed out that younger farmers have a better attitude for accepting organic farming as an innovation; thus, younger farmers are more interested in adopting organic farming.…”

Section: Demographic Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 73%

Farmers’ Adoption of Organic Rice Production in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand

Suwanmaneepong¹,

Kerdsriserm²,

Iyapunya³

et al. 2020

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This study analysed the factors affecting the adoption of organic rice production in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaire completed by 108 farmers: (58 organic rice farmers and 50 non-organic rice farmers) in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. A t-test was employed to investigate the differences in the demographics of organic and non-organic rice farmers, and percentage mean, and standard deviation was used to describe farmers’ attitudes. Logistic regression was employed to investigate factors influencing organic rice adoption, educational level, and farm size were significantly different between the organic and non-organic rice farmers. Education (positive), farming experience (positive), age of household head (negative) and farm size (negative) had highly significant (p ≤ 0.01) influences on organic farming adoption. The farmers’ attitude toward environmental concern was the most important reason for adopting organic rice farming. This research identified the factors affecting the adoption of organic rice farming; this information can be used to encourage farmers to practice organic rice farming in the targeted organic rice area in Thailand. In addition, the farmers’ attitudes toward organic farming systems could be used to help support farmers practicing organic rice farming. Keywords: organic rice adoption, organic rice production, organic farming adoption, farmer attitudes.

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Factors Affecting Wheat Farmers’ Attitudes toward Organic Farming

Cited by 15 publications

References 33 publications

Impact of Conversion to Organic Tea Cultivation on Household Income in the Mountainous Areas of Northern Vietnam

Impact of Conversion to Organic Tea Cultivation on Household Income in the Mountainous Areas of Northern Vietnam

Exploration of Risk Attitude of Vegetable Farmers in Kerala, India

Farmers’ Adoption of Organic Rice Production in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand

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