Modeling farmers’ intention for safe pesticide use: the role of risk perception and use of information sources

Bondori, Abolmohammad; Bagheri, Asghar; Sookhtanlou, Mojtaba; Damalas, Christos A.

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-15266-7

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“…The use of information sources was a decisive factor of safety behavior, in the sense that use of multiple sources was associated with better safety behavior. Employment of information sources was positively related with farmers' intention to handle pesticides safely in Iran 61 . Similarly, information sources were among the main factors underpinning pictogram understanding on pesticide labels in Iran 33 .…”

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“…Employment of information sources was positively related with farmers' intention to handle pesticides safely in Iran. 61 Similarly, information sources were among the main factors underpinning pictogram understanding on pesticide labels in Iran. 33 The main source of information for farmers of the study regarding pesticides was the pesticide retailers.…”

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Safety behavior in pesticide use among farmers of northern Greece: the role of information sources

Tsakiris,

Damalas,

Koutroubas

2023

Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUNDFarmers' compliance with common safety practices in pesticide use (i.e., keeping records of pesticide applications, reading the information of pesticide labels, and taking protective measures during pesticide handling) and the use of information sources about pesticides were studied in a simple random sample of farmers in Evros Province, northern Greece.RESULTSAccording to the three common safety practices considered in the study, most farmers (56.9%) complied with safety practices. Nevertheless, a noticeable proportion of the farmers never kept records of pesticide applications (33.9%), never read the information of pesticide labels (20.2%), and never took protective measures during pesticide handling (24.8%). Farmers reported using up to six different sources of information about pesticides, but the majority (51.4%) reported using up to one source and almost one‐third (33.9%) relied on own sources. The most common information source about pesticides was the staff of the agricultural supply stores, used by 88.1% of the farmers. Safety behavior was positively correlated with total sources of information (P < 0.01) and information by the agricultural supply stores (P < 0.01). Multiple regression analysis showed that safety behavior was reduced in females, whereas it was increased in farmers with high education, high number of plots, and high level of information sources.CONCLUSIONDespite good levels of safety behavior by most farmers, keeping records of sprayings should be improved. Using multiple information sources about pesticides is crucial to improve safety behavior of farmers. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

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confidence: 99%

Safety behavior in pesticide use among farmers of northern Greece: the role of information sources

Tsakiris,

Damalas,

Koutroubas

2023

Pest Management Science

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“…The socio-economic, demographic and biophysical attributes, such as age, gender, marital status, education, main occupation, household size, housing status, and length of residency, were also recorded. The above-mentioned methods have been used in previous studies of similar nature (Sreenath and Veerabhadraiah, 1993;Fan et al, 2015;Damalas and Abdollahzadeh, 2016;Rezaei et al, 2019;Sharifzadeh et al, 2019;Ali et al, 2020;Bondori et al, 2021;Ganaie et al, 2022).…”

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Towards sustainable forest management: an examination of environmental knowledge among forest dwellers in the Kashmir Himalayas

Thoker,

Bhat,

Shah

et al. 2024

Environ Dev Sustain

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Environmental knowledge, attitude and sustainable behaviour of the people have become fundamental elements of sustainable forest management. Kashmir Himalayas is an ecologically fragile region, inhabited by various ethnic and tribal communities with low levels of education and heavy dependence on forest resource utilization. The lack of adequate environmental knowledge and appreciation of ecological values among the inhabitants has negatively affected the forest resources. The study aims to ascertain the levels of environmental knowledge and identify the factors that influence attitude and sustainable behaviour among forest dwellers. The study is based on primary data, with a sample size of 600 households, which was analyzed with the help of Weighted Average Index (WAI), and the Binary Logistic Regression Model (BLRM). The findings indicate that forest dwellers in the region exhibit low levels of environmental knowledge, along with a moderate attitude and moderate levels of sustainable behaviour. Environmental knowledge regarding emerging global environmental issues such as the role of forests in combating global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, and ecological imbalance was found to be very low, primarily on account of low levels of education. In addition, the attitude towards wildlife conservation was noncongenial due to increasing man-animal conflicts in the region. The study reveals that education, age, and gender were key determinants influencing people's environmental knowledge, attitude, and sustainable behaviour. This study validates that knowledge, sustainable behaviour, and attitude scales could be used as premier tools for monitoring sustainable forest management initiatives in similar environments across mountainous regions.

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“…Behavioral attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control are distinct indicators that are interrelated and independent. According to Bondori et al (2021), the level of support that farmers and herders receive during the participation process is directly proportional to their perception of safety and their willingness to act. The relevant theory suggests that farmers and herders are rational economic agents whose implementation of desert management behavior is influenced by the goal of minimizing risk expectations.…”

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Semantic Web-Based Structural Equation Modeling and Mediating Effects Are Used to Investigate Key Factors

Ma,

Gai

2024

International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems

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Land desertification is the key contradiction restricting the sustainable development of Chinese society. Farmers and herders' behavior in desert management is particularly important for the smooth development of the desertification control project. Although farmers and herders express willingness, they do not engage in desert management behavior. The research through random sampling survey analyzes survey data from 572 farmers and herders in the Kubuqi Desert region of Inner Mongolia using structural equation modeling and mediation analysis, based on the TPB. The aim is to understand the paradoxical willingness and behavior of farmers and herders to participate in desert management. The study found that farmers and herders' willingness to participate is a crucial factor that influences their behavior. The authors suggest cultivating a sense of ecological responsibility and strengthening ecological education to guide the behavior of farmers and herders towards more sustainable practices.

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Modeling farmers’ intention for safe pesticide use: the role of risk perception and use of information sources

Cited by 17 publications

References 51 publications

Safety behavior in pesticide use among farmers of northern Greece: the role of information sources

Safety behavior in pesticide use among farmers of northern Greece: the role of information sources

Towards sustainable forest management: an examination of environmental knowledge among forest dwellers in the Kashmir Himalayas

Semantic Web-Based Structural Equation Modeling and Mediating Effects Are Used to Investigate Key Factors

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