Do behavioral attitudes of livestock farmers in Cameroon influence the adoption of insect-based feed? An application of the theory of planned behavior

Food and Humanity Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI:10.1016/j.foohum.2025.100558

Ruth T. Nembu , Boris D. Soh Wenda , Hervé K. Mube , Hervé W. Napi , Shaphan Y. Chia , Sali A. Ndindeng , Rodrigue B. Kamga , Dorothy E. Fon

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This study investigates the effects of behavioral factors on the adoption of insect-based feed technology among livestock farmers in Cameroon. We use partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze primary data collected from 131 poultry and fish farmers in the Centre region of Cameroon. Our findings reveal that 18.32 % of the surveyed farmers are users of insect-based feed, whereas 81.68 % are non-users. We also show that livestock farmers’ attitudes directly influence the decision to use insect-based feed. Our findings suggest that perceived behavior control and subjective norms indirectly reinforce the decision to use insect-based feed-through attitudes. This research provides valuable insights into the role of behavioral factors in shaping technology adoption decisions in the livestock sector, implying that interventions intended to increase the uptake of insect-based feed in the livestock sector should consider farmers’ attitudes as leverage points.

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喀麦隆畜牧农民的行为态度是否影响昆虫饲料的采用？计划行为理论的一个应用

本研究调查了行为因素对喀麦隆畜牧农民采用昆虫饲料技术的影响。我们使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）分析了从喀麦隆中部地区131个家禽和鱼类养殖户收集的原始数据。调查结果显示，18.32% %的农民使用昆虫饲料，而81.68 %的农民不使用昆虫饲料。我们还表明，畜牧农民的态度直接影响了使用昆虫基饲料的决定。我们的研究结果表明，感知到的行为控制和主观规范间接地加强了使用基于昆虫的反馈态度的决定。这项研究为行为因素在形成畜牧业技术采用决策中的作用提供了有价值的见解，这意味着旨在增加畜牧业对昆虫饲料的吸收的干预措施应考虑农民的态度作为杠杆点。

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