Climate Change and its Implications for Irrigation, Drainage and Flood Management

Pandya, Ashwin B.; Sharma, Prachi

doi:10.1002/ird.2651

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“…In this context, the solution to move toward is the development of knowledge and innovative solutions for the management and distribution of water resources to Mediterranean agroproductive systems, to make them more resilient to climate change, economically and technically efficient, sustainable, and able to contribute to the economic growth and development of the agricultural sector. The final recipient of such innovations is the agri-food chain, which, faced with climate change and water shortages, risks disrupting supplies of raw materials with quantity, but also quality and health standards (Pandya and Sharma, 2021;Dawit et al, 2022). But a second aspect to be emphasized is the benefit to the environment and water resources generated by innovations; indeed, every activity must be aimed at rationalizing the use of water in agriculture and containing the release of contaminants into the environment (Bowmer and Meyer, 2014).…”

Section: The Role Of Innovations In Irrigationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring innovation adoption behavior for sustainable development of Mediterranean tree crops

Timpanaro

Pecorino

Chinnici

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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IntroductionThe combination of knowledge, personal skills and company resources influences, all things being equal, such as the availability of new technologies, market conditions and other factors external to the company, farmers in their innovation choices. This study is an attempt to understand which psychological constructs influence the decision-making process of farmers specialized in typical Mediterranean crops with regard to innovation. Previous studies on the adoption of agricultural innovations have often considered socio economic characteristics and ignored the underlying motivational factors that influence the behavioral intention of farmers.MethodsThis study adopted three socio-psychological constructs, Attitude (ATT), Subjective Norm (SN), and Perceived Behavioral Control (PBC), derived from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), and proposed three new constructs, Perceived Innovations Characteristics (PIC), Benefits (B), and Transferability (T), thus using an Extended Model of the Theory of Planned Behavior.ResultsThe outcome of the multiple regression revealed that farmers' intention (I) to adopt sustainable irrigation innovations is positively influenced by attitude (ATT), subjective norm (SN), and perceived innovation characteristics (PIC). This last construct had mediating effects on the indirect relationships between PBC, benefits (B), transferability (T), and intention (I).DiscussionThe results provide numerous insights, useful both for outlining the demand for innovation and for calibrating future policies aimed at the primary sector, especially on the sustainable management of irrigation resources. In particular, the analyses carried out highlight the importance of factors external to the company as key levers in shaping the demand for innovations.

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Section: The Role Of Innovations In Irrigationmentioning

confidence: 99%