Identification and classification of factors affecting the use of pesticides by farmers in terms of agricultural sustainability (Case study: Meshkinshahr)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Agricultural Economics- Agricultural & Natural Resources of Karaj- University of Tehran

2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Development - Faculty of Agriculture - University of Tabriz

3 Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Research Organization, Tehran, Iran.

4 Associate Professor of Agricultural Development - Department of Agricultural Development and Extension - University of Tabriz - Tabriz

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the consumption of pesticides by farmers in Meshkinshahr in terms of agricultural sustainability. conducted and based on it, a researcher-made questionnaire was developed as the main research tool. The statistical population of the study is farmers of Meshkinshahr city and sampling has been done by simple random method..
The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the items had a factor load greater than 0.5. Also, in examining the effect of different indicators on the amount of pesticide consumption by farmers, the results show that effective indicators include; Personality traits that include income, education, age and other variables that have a Likert spectrum on the latent variable of farmers' personality traits and in examining the effect of different indicators show that the results show that personality traits with an impact factor of 0.099 on Pesticide use by farmers has a significant effect at the level of one percent. The variable of economic factors with a coefficient of impact of 0.106 at the level of one percent, has a significant and positive effect. The variable of socio-cultural factors also has a positive and significant effect with an impact factor of 0.97 at the level of one percent. Also, the variable of policy factors with an impact factor of 0.95, the variable of environmental factors with an impact factor of 0.98

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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
Volume 33, Issue 3
October 2023
Pages 251-267

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