Affecting Factors on the Environmental Behavior of Farmers (Case study: Irrigation and Drainage Network of Golfaraj Plain of Jolfa County)

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1 PhD student, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz

3 Head of department

4 Professor of Tabriz University

Abstract

The statistical population of this study includes all operators of irrigation and drainage network of Golfaraj plain of Jolfa city with 1417 operators who were calculated through Cochran's formula and 302 operators were selected through stratified sampling and proportional assignment.The data collection tool at this stage was a questionnaire.In order to calculate its reliability, 30 questionnaires were completed and Cronbach's alpha value was 0.84, which indicates the acceptable reliability of the questionnaire.The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between farmers' environmental behavior and agricultural history, number of household members, amount of irrigated land, agricultural income, attitude, convergence, perceived behavioral control and intention at the level of one percent. The results of multiple regression also showed that the factors of attitude, intention, convergence and perceived behavioral control explain about 65% of the changes in the dependent variable.The results show that the factors affecting the environmental behavior of farmers are intention, environmental attitude, perceived behavioral control and convergence.Therefore, providing effective conditions and facilities for behavior, such as preparing and compiling environmental education packages to empower farmers, making TV programs to get acquainted with environmental problems, and developing supportive policies related to environmental protection. Delegating authority to local communities by creating and strengthening local organizations and institutions active in the field of agriculture and the environment improves farmers' participation in environmental issues and can provide a more appropriate platform for environmental behavior of farmers. Provide.

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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION
Volume 34, Issue 1
April 2024
Pages 249-267

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