Pro-environmental analysis of farmers' concerns and behaviors towards soil conservation in central district of Sari County, Iran

Bijani, Masoud; Ghazani, Ezatollah; Valizadeh, Naser; Haghighi, Negin Fallah

doi:10.1016/j.iswcr.2017.03.001

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“…The combined use of vegetation stabilized and technically fitted soil bunds with compost under the legume-cereal crop rotation is the best alternative approach to sustainable cropland management ( Debie, 2020 ). A positive attitude towards the technical fitness of physical conservation practices further encourages the combined use of more conservation practices between terraces ( Bijania et al., 2017 ). The technical fitness of introduced conservation technologies to farmers' requirements and farming system circumstance is one main encouraging factor to the sustainable adoption and widespread replication of the practices ( Bewket, 2007 ).…”

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Smallholder farmers’ decisions to the combined use of soil conservation practices in Tiwa watershed, Northwest highlands of Ethiopia

Debie

2021

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Smallholder farmers’ decisions to the combined use of soil conservation practices in Tiwa watershed, Northwest highlands of Ethiopia

Debie

2021

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“…They make decisions with respect to their own attitude and beliefs and according to their farm structure, and they take into account programs and regulations of the overarching policy scheme [14]. This has been supported by the study of Bijani et al [15] who found that the variables "attitude towards soil conservation", "social pressures on soil conservation" and "soil conservation concern" have significant effects on "soil conservation behavior" in Iran. Some studies in China have paid attention to the impacts of farmer attitudes and cognition on their behavior response on environmental protection [16], rural living environment improvement [17], and village agglomeration [18].…”

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Farmers’ Cognition and Behavioral Response towards Cultivated Land Quality Protection in Northeast China

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2018

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Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impacts of farmers' cognition of cultivated land quality protection (CLQP) on their behavioral response to land use practices. To this end, this paper establishes a theoretical framework linking farmers' cognition (on CLQP status, policies and patterns) to their behavioral response (choices of farming methods, land inputs and agricultural waste disposal methods). A field survey was conducted in suburban areas in Liaoning province, Northeast China. A total of 240 households were selected using stratified random sampling. Results show that: (i) in regards to household cognition on CLQP, although a majority of households agree that CLQP is important and have a strong willingness to protect cultivated land quality, their cognition on the future prospect of CLQP is not optimistic; (ii) with regard to household responses to land use practices, a number of households have realized the importance of crop rotation, however, the use of chemical fertilizers is mostly based on past experience and is often excessive. Besides, the disposal of agricultural waste is inappropriate; (iii) household cognition on CLQP policies is found to be the most powerful factor that could lead to an improvement of CLQP practices. It is thus concluded that the government should help households adopt effective farming methods which are environmentally-friendly and sustainable by enhancing publicity of CLQP policies and strengthening farmers' confidence in CLQP.

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“…Taking cognitive and informational challenges into account is also a fact that can be very beneficial for promotion of transgenic products in Iran. It should always be kept in mind that cognitive and informative changes are considered as the first steps for educational and structural-managerial changes [40][41][42][43].…”

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Challenges and opportunities of transgenic agricultural products in Iran: convergence of perspectives using Delphi technique

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Background: Widespread production and use of transgenic products across the world in recent decade has led to different reactions and point of views. Iran is also one of the consumers of these products. However, there has been an ever-increasing controversy between supporters and opponents of the use of these products in Iran and no constructive agreement has been attained on this issue. Accordingly, the main goal of present study was to determine the challenges and opportunities of transgenic agricultural products in biotechnology and plant breeding specialists' point of view. Methodology: Delphi technique was used to achieve this goal. The statistical population was Iranian specialists in plant breeding, biotechnology, and genetic modification. The snowball sampling approach was employed to select the samples. Results: In general, 16 concepts in the dimension of opportunities and 25 concepts in the dimension of the challenges were identified. Analyzing the agreement rates showed that the panel of experts agree most on 14 concepts out of 16 concepts identified for opportunities. In the dimension of challenges for transgenic products, only 17 concepts received acceptable agreement scores (over 80%). Conclusion: In general, categorizing the concepts of transgenic products' opportunities led to identification of two main aspects namely "food security" and "biosafety". Challenges were also categorized into four strata of structural, educational, cognitive, and informational challenges. In addition, it should be mentioned that the lack of familiarity with methods, goals, and results of genetic engineering and gene transferring methods in transgenic plants is the most important aspect of people's concern. Although it is not possible to get full knowledge about genetic engineering and genetic manipulation methods for all those who are the consumers of transgenic products, their awareness and recognition about the goals and positive/negative effects of the use of these products can be increased using specific strategies. For instance, one of the strategies is to focus and invest on mass media that which provides high availability, vast coverage, and low-cost. Accordingly, mass media (such as radio and television) can act as the best educational and informational tools for development and application of transgenic plants.

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Pro-environmental analysis of farmers' concerns and behaviors towards soil conservation in central district of Sari County, Iran

Cited by 54 publications

References 17 publications

Smallholder farmers’ decisions to the combined use of soil conservation practices in Tiwa watershed, Northwest highlands of Ethiopia

Smallholder farmers’ decisions to the combined use of soil conservation practices in Tiwa watershed, Northwest highlands of Ethiopia

Farmers’ Cognition and Behavioral Response towards Cultivated Land Quality Protection in Northeast China

Challenges and opportunities of transgenic agricultural products in Iran: convergence of perspectives using Delphi technique

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