Determinants of rice farmers’ intention to use pesticides in eastern India: Application of an extended version of the planned behavior theory
| Autor: | Naveenkumar B. Patil, Annamalai Mahendiran, Totan Adak, S. Raghu, R. Sendhil, Prakash Chandra Rath, Basana Gowda, Guru-Pirasanna-Pandi Govindharaj, Christos A. Damalas, Gak Kumar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Integrated pest management
Sociology of scientific knowledge Environmental Engineering Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 020209 energy Control (management) Theory of planned behavior food and beverages 02 engineering and technology Certification 010501 environmental sciences Pesticide 01 natural sciences humanities Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Agriculture 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental Chemistry Agrarian system Marketing business Psychology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Sustainable Production and Consumption. 26:814-823 |
| ISSN: | 2352-5509 |
| Popis: | Farmers’ health and the environment are prime priorities for any agrarian economy. In India, almost 90% of the pesticides are used in rice, cotton, and vegetables. Nevertheless, factors associated with farmers’ behavior in pesticide use are lacking. This study assessed Indian rice farmers’ intention to use pesticides, by applying a modified version of the theory of planned behavior with knowledge of pesticide use and moral norms as additional constructs. The study is marshaled by the primary data collected from 480 rice growers of Odisha region, India through a multi-stage random sampling. The majority of the farmers showed positive attitudes towards pesticide use, relatively high levels of subjective norms, and almost neutral levels of moral norms. On the contrary, the majority of the farmers exhibited quite low levels of perceived behavioral control and knowledge of safe pesticide use. A significant positive correlation was established between intention and the variables attitudes, subjective norms, moral norms, perceived behavioral control, and knowledge. Knowledge was the most significant variable in controlling subjective norms, moral norms, and intention, while subjective norms and moral norms also played a crucial role in intention. Findings highlight the crucial role of knowledge, subjective norms, and moral norms in intention to use pesticides. Policy initiatives need to be implemented in the study area for judicious pesticide use, including integration of scientific knowledge about pesticide use with farmers’ traditional pest management and establishment of a strong link between rice farmers and extension experts, who can encourage ‘pesticide-free’ farming through proper certification programs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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