Use of Weather Information by Sri Lankan Paddy Farmers: An Application of Theory of Planned Behaviour
| Autor: | A. Senaratne, N. M. K. C. Premarathne, L. H. P. Gunaratne |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
business.industry Control (management) Applied psychology Theory of planned behavior Sample (statistics) Context (language use) 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Structural equation modeling Agriculture Information system Traditional knowledge Psychology business 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Agricultural Research. 32:155 |
| ISSN: | 2706-0233 1016-1422 |
| DOI: | 10.4038/tar.v32i2.8463 |
| Popis: | Use of weather information by the Sri Lankan farmers is based on two information sources: traditional knowledge and agromet advisories provided by the Department of Meteorology through the Department of Agriculture. In this context the weather information use behaviour of Sri Lankan paddy farmers was investigated by using the theory of planned behaviour. The necessary data were collected through a pretested structured questionnaire administered with a multi-stage random sample of 900 farmers representing six districts in Sri Lanka. Two structural equation models (SEM) were built with respect to the two information systems. For both SEMs, the use frequency of information was considered as the behaviour, while subjective norm, perceived behaviour control, attitude and intention were considered as the behaviour specific beliefs. The structural validity of the questions and sample adequacy were separately checked for both SEM models. Results of the two SEM models showed significant (p |
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