Understanding farmers' intention and behavior regarding water conservation in the Middle-East and North Africa: A case study in Iran

Yazdanpanah, Masoud; Hayati, Dariush; Hochrainer‐Stigler, Stefan; Zamani, Gholam Hossein

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.01.016

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“…In contrast to Yazdanpanah et al [3], who found an influence of perceived behavioral control on Iranian farmers' adoption of water saving measures, this research did not ascertain a significant effect of this variable on Italian farmers' adoption intentions. A possible explanation of this finding is that in the past few years, national and regional policies aimed at leveraging the factors that we identified as events/situations that could facilitate the adoption of water saving measures, have had only modest results in Italy.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…About the adoption of irrigation water saving measures, in particular, Lynne et al [31] found that farmers' attitudes toward them, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control are significant predictors of farmers' investments in such measures. This finding was partially replicated by Yazdanpanah et al [3] who focused on the broad range of practices farmers may adopt to save and conserve water (e.g., new irrigation systems, rainwater harvesting techniques) and found that perceived behavioral control exerts a direct influence on Iranian farmers' adoption of these practices, whereas attitudes and subjective norm indirectly influence this behavior via their behavioral intentions.…”

Section: The Theory Of Planned Behavior and Water Saving Measuresmentioning

confidence: 75%

“…Due to ongoing industrialization and urbanization processes, production sectors are increasingly absorbing limited water resources [2], whereas unplanned and excessive water consumption is leading to the depletion of groundwater basins, with significant negative consequences for natural habitats and ecosystems [2]. Farmers' consumption of irrigation water may represent up to 90% of a nation's water consumption [3,4]. As a consequence, farmers represent a critical target of water saving and efficiency enhancement policies.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Determinants of Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Water Saving Measures: Evidence from Italy

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Abstract:The present research is aimed at establishing how farmers can be encouraged to adopt irrigation water saving measures. By developing and implementing an extended version of the well-known Theory of Planned Behavior, we considered farmers' propensity to adopt innovations and their water footprints. In a sample of 150 Italian farmers, we found that favorable attitudes towards water saving measures, and the orientations of environmental associations and public bodies favorably influence farmers' intentions to adopt water saving measures. Farmers' innovativeness and water footprints also exert a significant influence on their adoption intentions. The paper also discusses the contribution of these results to the previous literature and highlights practical implications for policy makers interested in promoting the adoption of irrigation water saving measures.

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“…The TPB has been used to understand farmers' adoption of soil conservation practices (e.g., [69]), the reduction of pesticide use and farmer safety behaviour (e.g., [70]), land management and pro-environmental agricultural practices (e.g., [71]), the adoption of agricultural best management practices (e.g., [72]), the uptake of agricultural and agroforestry innovations (e.g., [73]), the uptake of environmental conservation behaviour on the farm (e.g., [74]), climate change and water conservation strategies (e.g., [75]), as well as the adoption of an improved natural grassland management system [76]. To model the conversion to organic farming, some studies also applied the TPB model as the principal theoretical framework (Tutkun et al in Switzerland [77]; Hattam in Mexico [78]; Kaufmann et al in Estonia and Latvia [79]; Läpple in Ireland [80]; Sutherland in England [81]; and Asadollahpour et al in Iran [82]).…”

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Adoption of Organic Farming as an Opportunity for Syrian Farmers of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Structural Equation Modelling

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Hamm

2017

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Exporting organic fresh fruit and vegetables (FFV) to the European Union could represent a great opportunity for Syrian farmers and exporters. Yet, the organic sector in Syria is comparatively young and only a very small area of FFV is organically managed. To date, little is known about Syrian farmers' attitudes towards organic FFV production. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the intentions and attitudes of Syrian farmers of FFV towards organic farming and how likely they are to convert their farms to organic production within the next five years. Using a two-stage cluster sampling procedure, 266 conventional farmers of FFV in 75 villages located in different districts of Syria's coastal region were selected for this survey. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews by a project partner in Syria (Citrus Fruit Board in Tartous) from December 2012 until mid-May 2013. We used the Theory of Planned Behaviour as theoretical framework and Partial Least Squares Path Modelling as the main tool for data analysis. The results show that most farmers used at least one of the practices that are also part of certified organic production (throughout this article, the term organic agriculture, farming, and/or production always refer to certified organic agricultural production), and hold strong positive attitudes and intentions to adopt organic production within the next five years.

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“…An international research institute acknowledges the Mediterranean and the Middle East regions are facing a critical water shortage (Yazdanpanah et al 2014). Therefore, governments and farmers plan to use wastewater for irrigation to reduce the pressure on fresh water resources (Keremane and Mckay 2007;Biswas et al 2015).…”

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Heavy metal elimination from industrial wastewater using natural substrate on pitcher irrigation

Najafi

Asgari

Samadi

2016

Int J Recycl Org Waste Agricult

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Combination of pitcher irrigation with drip irrigation system could be resulted in prolonging the secondary treatment period, as it could be an efficient system in which municipal and industrial wastewater can be treated and heavy metals can be reduced. For this purpose, an experiment was conducted with three treatments [clay pitcher included natural zeolite Clinoptilolite (NZ), perlite (P) and vermiculite (V)] which filled half of the volume of a clay pitcher with five replications for each treatments. Beside each tree, one pitcher was placed at 50 cm depth. The soil of each hole was initially sampled, sealed, and transported to the laboratory. The pitchers were irrigated with treated industrial wastewater (from steel factory) 60 times (1500 cc per each irrigation event) over a period of six months. At the end of experiment period, the pitchers were removed and samples were taken from the substrate inside each pitcher and from the soil near the walls and bottoms of the holes. The sealed samples were transported to the laboratory for analyzing heavy metals (Fe, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Mn, and Zn) using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The results showed that the used substrates in this experiment have high ability to absorb some heavy metals, especially Pb and Zn which concentration were increased in final value 75 and 80 times compared with initial values, respectively. However, an increase of these two elements in the soil (Zn = 26 and Pb = 71 ppm) nearby the pitcher indicate that the used substrates have limitations in absorption capacity for the heavy metals in high concentration of them in the wastewater. As this is related to their surface area, application of a nano form of the substrates such as nano zeolite might remarkably increase their cation exchange capacity and surface area.

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Understanding farmers' intention and behavior regarding water conservation in the Middle-East and North Africa: A case study in Iran

Cited by 196 publications

References 40 publications

Determinants of Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Water Saving Measures: Evidence from Italy

Determinants of Farmers’ Intention to Adopt Water Saving Measures: Evidence from Italy

Adoption of Organic Farming as an Opportunity for Syrian Farmers of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and Structural Equation Modelling

Heavy metal elimination from industrial wastewater using natural substrate on pitcher irrigation

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