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The agriculture sector is of most importance for ensuring the country's food security, but for the negative effects on the environment and excessive use of the country's natural resources is criticized. So, it is necessary to utilize knowledge-based agriculture in order to optimally use of resources in line with sustainable development and ensuring food security. This study was conducted with the purpose of explaining the determinants of farmers' willingness to use knowledge-based agriculture by using the descriptive-correlation method and the survey technique in Mazandaran province. The statistical population includes all the farmers of Mazandaran province who were selected by multi-stage random sampling. The data collection tool was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by some experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha. Based on the results, the average willingness of farmers to use knowledge-based agriculture was slightly higher than average. The results of the path analysis showed that the attitude towards knowledgebased agriculture, the amount of knowledge and information of farmers and the level of understanding of problems had a significant direct effect on the willingness of farmers to use knowledge-based agriculture. The level of farmers' education had a positive and significant effect on the farmers' knowledge and information and their attitude, also education had a considerable indirect effect on the willingness of farmers to use knowledge-based agriculture. According to the results of the research, it is suggested that the policy makers should pay attention to the awareness of farmers to the benefits of knowledge-based agriculture through various social and communication platforms to encourage farmers, and in order to create a positive attitude in the farmers, they should make practical trust in the farmers before the implementation of each program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
