In-depth content analysis of conservation agriculture training programs in Iran based on sustainability dimensions

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

doi:10.1007/s10668-019-00484-4

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“…They indicated that farmers who participated in extension education courses, FFS programs, educational workshops, and farm advisory courses of plant clinics had a higher level of awareness and knowledge about CA compared with those who had not participated in these courses. Ataei et al 5 revealed a differing emphasis on the sustainability dimensions in the contents of CA training programs of Iran so that the institutional and social dimensions had the lowest frequencies. Furthermore, farmers are more likely to interact with local actors, and they interact less with the government and the actors outside the rural community.…”

Section: Ca Challenges and Barriers In Iran And Other Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…25 Stakeholders' participation in decision-making is more likely to lead to sustainable development in rural areas. 26 In addition, Ataei et al 5 concluded that social power should be identified and project management should be organized through them and their participation in attempts to implement CA.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…1 The degradation of the land resource base has caused crop yields and factor productivities to decline and has promoted the practice of an alternative production paradigm that is ecologically sustainable as well as profitable. [2][3][4] Conservation Agriculture (CA) is an approach for managing agricultural ecosystems that leads to achieving sustainable agriculture by minimizing soil degradation and soil erosion and maintaining crop residue and crop diversity 1,5 in the world, especially in developing countries. According to global estimates in 2017, about 180 million hectares of land in the world has been brought under this type of agriculture.…”

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

Ataei

Sadighi

Aenis

et al. 2021

Air, Soil and Water Research

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Different countries face diverse challenges for Conservation Agriculture (CA) development. The main purpose of this study was to examine the challenges of applying CA in Iran from the perspective of experts and farmers. A focus group method was used to investigate the challenges. The research sample consisting of farmers and experts of CA in different provinces includes those 19 experts and 15 farmers. Inductive content analysis and coding (open, axial, and selective coding) were employed to analyze the farmers’ and experts’ discussions. The findings showed that the challenges of applying CA in the studied provinces could be divided into 6 general categories: institutional-infrastructure (7 concepts), economic (5 concepts), training-research (2 concepts), environmental (4 concepts), mechanization (2 concepts), and cognitive (2 concepts) challenges. The economic and institutional-infrastructure challenges were the most frequent related to applying CA. It can be concluded that to solve the challenges of applying CA, it is necessary to link various sectors of government (the Ministry of Agriculture), education and research (Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization), and industry together. But farmers themselves are also a major contributor to meet the challenges of CA development through participation in planning CA project and training-extension programs. Therefore, farmers’ communities should also pave the way for a transition from conventional agriculture to CA with their participation.

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“…More recently, researchers have indicated that agricultural training programs are directly associated with SAP adoption, because they provide effective and appropriate information to the farmers regarding methods to use in order to promote productivity in every aspect [44]. According to Ataei [45], agriculture training programs play a vital role in the development of production worldwide. Furthermore, these training programs provide a platform with a unique opportunity to not only learn about the farm industry, but also to learn about sustainable crop production [46].…”

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Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Banana Farm Production: A Study from the Sindh Region of Pakistan

Waseem

Mwalupaso

Waseem

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The aim of this study was to highlight the importance of socioeconomic and psychosocial factors in the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) in banana farm production. To this end, data from 300 randomly selected farm households from Pakistan were collected through a structured self-report questionnaire. Using logistic regression (LR) and structural equation modeling (SEM), socioeconomic and psychosocial effects were evaluated. The results show that economic status, watching agricultural training programs, newspaper and radio awareness campaigns, participation in extension programs, perceptions of sustainable agriculture and the feasibility of SAPs were significant factors in farmers’ adoption of sustainable agriculture practices. Also, consistent with the theory of planned behavior (TPB), all its dimensions (attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control) affected the adoption of SAPs. This finding highlights the importance of socioeconomic and psychosocial factors in promoting sustainable agricultural practice among banana production farmers. This is the first study which attempts to provide empirical evidence using a robust procedure (two models—LR and SEM). The practical implication is that, when socioeconomic and psychosocial factors are well supported by satisfactory policy measures, SAP adoption is more than likely, which eventually increases farmers’ adaptive capacity to the changing environment. Ultimately, this leads to sustainable banana production, which has great potential to contribute towards poverty eradication.

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“…Minimum or no-till seeding technology is the key to the implementation of conservation tillage technology. Long-term data monitoring confirms that minimum or no-till seeding operations have a positive effect, which can effectively reduce soil erosion by wind and water, expressively ameliorate soil microbial communities' composition, and improve soil's ability to fix nitrogen and carbon [2][3][4][5][6][7]. It is a modern planting technology that revolutionizes the planting system and realizes the sustainable development of agriculture [8].…”

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Brief Review of Minimum or No-Till Seeders in China

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Zhong³

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AgriEngineering

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Minimum or no-till seeding technology is the core of conservation tillage, which can effectively reduce soil degradation by water and wind erosion. It is an essential part of agricultural modernization. The anti-blocking technology is the key to realize minimum or no-till seeding technology. According to the principle, it can be divided into three types: straw-flowing type, gravity-cutting stubble type, and power-driven type. Emphasis is placed on the anti-blocking principle, technical characteristics, and development trends of minimum or no till seeders based on three different anti-blocking principles. In view of analyzing and summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of three technologies and typical machines, the future development trends of minimum or no-till seeders were prospected as follows: (1) strengthening research on basic theories and integration mechanisms; (2) building a big data-sharing platform for seeding operations; (3) establishing and improving specific systems of minimum and no-till seeders with China character.

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In-depth content analysis of conservation agriculture training programs in Iran based on sustainability dimensions

Cited by 17 publications

References 73 publications

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

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

Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture Practices in Banana Farm Production: A Study from the Sindh Region of Pakistan

Brief Review of Minimum or No-Till Seeders in China

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