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Assessing psychological factors on farmers' intention to apply organic manure: an application of extended theory of planned behavior

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  • Jing Li

    (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications)

  • Rui Jiang

    (Nanjing Agricultural University)

  • Xueyu Tang

    (Nanjing Agricultural University)

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Different from the previous studies on social and economic impacts, this study focused on the assessment of psychological factors on farmers' application of organic manure. We explored the psychological evaluation based on the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB), which consists of attitude (AT), perceived behavior control (PBC), subjective norm, moral norm (MN), environmental risk perception (ERP), and perceived policy effectiveness (PPE). Further, we explored the moderating effects of PPE. We studied 235 tea growers in China to verify the model and analyzed the psychological factors in their decisions regarding organic manure application. The results showed that by incorporating psychological factors, such as MN, ERP, and PPE, the extended TPB’s ability to explain farmers’ intention to apply organic manure increased by 6%. The results also confirmed that psychological factors (ERP, PPE, AT, PBC, and MN) positively influenced farmers’ inclination to use organic manure. Finally, PPE was found to have a negative mediating effect on attitude and intention. Given the influence of these psychological factors (PBC, ERP, and PPE), we discovered that increasing the policy publicity, raising the policy subsidy, and promoting the popularization of sustainable agriculture and environmental awareness, are essential to encourage farmers' utilization of organic manure.

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  • Jing Li & Rui Jiang & Xueyu Tang, 2024. "Assessing psychological factors on farmers' intention to apply organic manure: an application of extended theory of planned behavior," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(1), pages 2467-2491, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:26:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s10668-022-02829-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-022-02829-y
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