Integrating farmers’ perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in China
Technologies are essential for reducing environmental impact and increasing agricultural productivity. Previous adoption studies indicate several socioeconomic, technological, and institutional variables influencing the adoption of agricultural technologies. With less than a decade to the United Nat...
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| author | Ishmael Arhin Elizabeth Yeboah Xinqiu Liu Aijun Liu Xuan Chen Xinghui Li |
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| description | Technologies are essential for reducing environmental impact and increasing agricultural productivity. Previous adoption studies indicate several socioeconomic, technological, and institutional variables influencing the adoption of agricultural technologies. With less than a decade to the United Nation's sustainable development agenda for 2030, there are yet reports on farmers' resistance to sustainable agricultural technologies. Using a survey and multistage sampling procedure in selecting the respondents of 405 smallholder Chinese farmers, the study models farmers' adoption intensity of sustainable agricultural technologies and their impact on productivity. A 5-point Likert scale was used to analyse farmers' SAT perception levels. The PSM was used to eliminate a major proportion of bias when estimating a more precise treatment effect or impact of SAT adoption on productivity. The findings showed that farmers have mixed perceptions (positive and negative) about SAT adoption, which is reflected in their adoption decisions. The study found that family members as extension officers positively impacted farmers' adoption behaviour. On the contrary, regular visits by agricultural extension services had no impact on farmers' adoption behaviour, but positive on productivity. The results clearly showed elements of constraints in farmers' decision-making. The ATT results showed a significant and positive impact of SATs' adoption on productivity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-03d1a472cde8420991d4a5369b6786632025-01-06T14:27:42ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2024-12-0122110.1080/14735903.2024.2303886Integrating farmers’ perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in ChinaIshmael Arhin0Elizabeth Yeboah1Xinqiu Liu2Aijun Liu3Xuan Chen4Xinghui Li5International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaAnimal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics, Universität Kassel, Kassel, GermanyInternational Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaChina Center for Food Security Studies, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaInternational Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaInternational Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of ChinaTechnologies are essential for reducing environmental impact and increasing agricultural productivity. Previous adoption studies indicate several socioeconomic, technological, and institutional variables influencing the adoption of agricultural technologies. With less than a decade to the United Nation's sustainable development agenda for 2030, there are yet reports on farmers' resistance to sustainable agricultural technologies. Using a survey and multistage sampling procedure in selecting the respondents of 405 smallholder Chinese farmers, the study models farmers' adoption intensity of sustainable agricultural technologies and their impact on productivity. A 5-point Likert scale was used to analyse farmers' SAT perception levels. The PSM was used to eliminate a major proportion of bias when estimating a more precise treatment effect or impact of SAT adoption on productivity. The findings showed that farmers have mixed perceptions (positive and negative) about SAT adoption, which is reflected in their adoption decisions. The study found that family members as extension officers positively impacted farmers' adoption behaviour. On the contrary, regular visits by agricultural extension services had no impact on farmers' adoption behaviour, but positive on productivity. The results clearly showed elements of constraints in farmers' decision-making. The ATT results showed a significant and positive impact of SATs' adoption on productivity.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2024.2303886Sustainable agricultural technologiestea productionfarmerssustainable farmingorganic production |
| spellingShingle | Ishmael Arhin Elizabeth Yeboah Xinqiu Liu Aijun Liu Xuan Chen Xinghui Li Integrating farmers’ perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in China International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Sustainable agricultural technologies tea production farmers sustainable farming organic production |
| title | Integrating farmers’ perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in China |
| title_full | Integrating farmers’ perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in China |
| title_fullStr | Integrating farmers’ perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrating farmers’ perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in China |
| title_short | Integrating farmers’ perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in China |
| title_sort | integrating farmers perception of sustainable agricultural technologies towards the development of sustainable tea production in china |
| topic | Sustainable agricultural technologies tea production farmers sustainable farming organic production |
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