Farmers’ intention towards intercropping adoption: the role of socioeconomic and behavioural drivers

IF 3.3 2区农林科学 Q1 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Pub Date : 2023-11-07 DOI:10.1080/14735903.2023.2270222

Thanh Mai Ha, Gordana Manevska-Tasevska, Ortrud Jäck, Martin Weih, Helena Hansson

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Abstract

The adoption of intercropping, a sustainable agricultural technology, is limited in Europe. This paper investigates factors driving the intention to intercrop in Sweden. Factors included in the analysis are participation in private certification schemes, interactions with peers and agricultural advisors, attitude, knowledge, innovativeness, perceived intercropping attributes and perceived behavioural control. The first two reflect potential socioeconomic determinants and the last four are possible behavioural drivers. For the first time, the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and diffusion of innovation theory were integrated to understand farmers’ adoption of sustainable farming practices like intercropping . Structural equation modelling was applied to understand the behavioural drivers, whereas logit regression was employed to identify the socioeconomic determinant of adoption intention. The paper highlights the important role of knowledge in fostering intercropping adoption. Knowledge was associated with innovativeness (B = 0.18, p < 0.001) and influenced perceived attribute (B = 0.395, p < 0.001) and attitude (B = 0.268, p < 0.001) towards intercropping. Sufficient knowledge strengthens farmers’ confidence in implementing intercropping and subsequently facilitates adoption intention (B = 0.287, p < 0.05). Participation in private certification schemes and interactions with peers, a bonding social capital, also stimulates adoption intention (β = 0.91 and β = 0.70, p < 0.05). Policy implications to support intercropping were discussed.

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农民采用间作的意向:社会经济和行为驱动因素的作用

作为一种可持续的农业技术，间作的采用在欧洲是有限的。本文调查了瑞典作物间作意向的驱动因素。分析中包括的因素包括参与私人认证计划、与同行和农业顾问的互动、态度、知识、创新、可感知的间作属性和可感知的行为控制。前两项反映了潜在的社会经济决定因素，后四项是可能的行为驱动因素。首次将计划行为理论(TPB)和创新扩散理论结合起来，以理解农民采用间作等可持续农业实践的原因。结构方程模型用于理解行为驱动因素，而logit回归用于确定收养意愿的社会经济决定因素。本文强调了知识在促进间作采用中的重要作用。知识与间作的创新性(B = 0.18, p < 0.001)、感知属性(B = 0.395, p < 0.001)和态度(B = 0.268, p < 0.001)相关。充分的知识增强了农民实施间作的信心，进而促进了采用意愿(B = 0.287, p < 0.05)。参与私人认证计划和与同伴的互动(一种结合社会资本)也会刺激采用意愿(β = 0.91和β = 0.70, p < 0.05)。讨论了支持间作的政策含义。

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International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

CiteScore

5.90

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23.50%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability ( IJAS) is a cross-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing the understanding of sustainability in agricultural and food systems. IJAS publishes both theoretical developments and critical appraisals of new evidence on what is not sustainable about current or past agricultural and food systems, as well as on transitions towards agricultural and rural sustainability at farm, community, regional, national and international levels, and through food supply chains. It is committed to clear and consistent use of language and logic, and the use of appropriate evidence to substantiate empirical statements. IJAS increases knowledge on what technologies and processes are contributing to agricultural sustainability, what policies, institutions and economic structures are preventing or promoting sustainability, and what relevant lessons should be learned.