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Pourjavid, S., Ghanian, M. (2019). Analysis the Factors Affecting Farmers' Attitudes Toward Organic Farming (The case of Islamabad city). , 50(2), 367-381. doi: 10.22059/ijaedr.2019.216520.668321
Soheila Pourjavid; Mansour Ghanian. "Analysis the Factors Affecting Farmers' Attitudes Toward Organic Farming (The case of Islamabad city)". , 50, 2, 2019, 367-381. doi: 10.22059/ijaedr.2019.216520.668321
Pourjavid, S., Ghanian, M. (2019). 'Analysis the Factors Affecting Farmers' Attitudes Toward Organic Farming (The case of Islamabad city)', , 50(2), pp. 367-381. doi: 10.22059/ijaedr.2019.216520.668321
Pourjavid, S., Ghanian, M. Analysis the Factors Affecting Farmers' Attitudes Toward Organic Farming (The case of Islamabad city). , 2019; 50(2): 367-381. doi: 10.22059/ijaedr.2019.216520.668321

Analysis the Factors Affecting Farmers' Attitudes Toward Organic Farming (The case of Islamabad city)

تحقیقات اقتصاد و توسعه کشاورزی ایران
Article 9, Volume 50, Issue 2, May 2019, Pages 367-381    PDF (727.7 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.22059/ijaedr.2019.216520.668321
Authors
Soheila Pourjavid1; Mansour Ghanian* 2
1Ph.D Student of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Ahvaz, Iran
2Associate Professor of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
The main aim current of the descriptive-correlational study was Analysis the factors affecting farmers' attitudes in Islamabad city, toward organic farming. The statistical population of this study was comprised of farmers in Islamabad city (N = 13910). The sample size was 370 using a table Bartlett et al. (2001), and stratified random sampling was used. Data were collected by questionnaire. According to findings, farmers in Islamabad have a moderate attitude towards organic agriculture (mean = 3.6, SD = 0.8). The result of path analysis showed that the variable of Farmers' income had the most significant effect on the farmers attitudes towards organic farming (β= 0.78). Furthermore, the other variables like: Participation in extension courses related to organic farming (β= 0.55), The farmers' access to communication channels (β=0.42), Farmers' knowledge of organic farming (β=0.35), The economic and technical support to government (β=0.32) and the organic market (β= 0.19), had the most effects on the farmers attitudes towards organic farming and respectively ranked in other priorities.
Keywords
Attitude; Sustainable Development; organic farming; Islamabad City
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