Iranian agriculture advisors' perception and intention toward biofuel: Green way toward energy security, rural development and climate change mitigation
| Autor: | Nadejda Komendantova, Masoud Yazdanpanah, Jafar Yaghoubi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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060102 archaeology
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry 020209 energy media_common.quotation_subject Public policy 06 humanities and the arts 02 engineering and technology Energy security Structural equation modeling Climate change mitigation Agriculture Software deployment Perception 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering 0601 history and archaeology Norm (social) Marketing business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Renewable Energy. 130:452-459 |
| ISSN: | 0960-1481 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.renene.2018.06.081 |
| Popis: | Agricultural professionals play an important role in informing and educating farmers about biofuel through teaching or extension work. One of the questions commonly asked is if they are knowledgeable and possess positive attitude towards renewable energy sources. The aim of this article is to investigate Agricultural professionals' attitude and willingness towards biofuel using a random sample of professionals (n = 180) in a survey conducted in Zanjan province in Iran. Structural equation modeling showed that “Outcome efficacy”, “problem perception” and “perceived benefits” can significantly predict just about 38% variance of Agricultural professionals' personal norm. In turn, personal norm can predict 35% variance of Agricultural professionals' willingness. The findings yield public policy recommendations for stimulating biofuel extension and deployment among Agricultural professionals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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