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Mustafa Hakkı Aydoğdu - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Farmers’ Attitudes toward Public Support Policy for Sustainable Agriculture in GAP-Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Sustainability, 2019Co-Authors: Gönül Sevinç, Mustafa Hakkı Aydoğdu, Mehmet Cançelik, Mehmet Reşit SevinçAbstract:Despite agricultural support in Turkey, agricultural production areas, production quantities, and the number of Farmers have gradually decreased. In this research, we aimed to determine Farmers’ Attitudes toward public agricultural support policy for sustainability in GAP, Şanliurfa, Turkey, and the factors affecting their Attitudes. This research is the first of its type for GAP, Şanliurfa, Turkey. The data were obtained in 2017 from face-to-face interviews with Farmers who were selected using the simple random sampling method. Categorical regression, based on the optimal scaling model, was used in the analysis. The results indicate that although 80% of the Farmers believe that support has improved agricultural sustainability, 76.2% find public support policy inadequate. The average land area of those who were in favor of the policy was 18.3 hectares, whereas that of those who stated that support does not provide a significant contribution was 7.17 hectares. The age of the farmer, total cultivated area, settlement area, education level, property type, crop pattern, irrigated agriculture, and income were factors affecting Farmers’ Attitudes. The support policy should be reviewed for small-scale Farmers and Farmers who engage in dry farming. The results could be helpful to support policy and decision-makers during sustainable agriculture policy planning.
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Farmers’ Attitudes to the Pricing of Natural Resources for Sustainability: GAP-Şanlıurfa Sampling of Turkey
Water, 2019Co-Authors: Mustafa Hakkı AydoğduAbstract:This research aims to evaluate Farmers’ Attitudes to the pricing of natural resources, mainly water and soil resources, in GAP-Şanliurfa-Turkey. It will also define Farmers’ willingness to accept pricing for the sustainability of resources and explore the potential factors that contribute to such willingness. The data comes from a sample of 1105 Farmers in Şanliurfa who were chosen by a simple random sampling method and participants were interviewed face to face by questionnaires. The logistic regression is used for analysis. The results indicate that 40% of the Farmers have a positive attitude to the pricing of resources for protection and sustainability. The most affecting factors are the location of the Farmers, the number of agricultural manpower at the household, land amount, ownership status, income derived from agriculture, and livestock. The average willingness-to-pay amount was calculated in USD as $48.8/ha. Where public finance is insufficient to meet the demands, the willingness-to-pay amount may be used in co-investments. In this way, both the financing problem can be overcome and the ownership rate of the users can be increased. Therefore, the results could be helpful for decision- and policy-makers to develop strategies for the sustainability of resources for GAP-Turkey and areas with similar socioeconomic characteristics.
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Smallholder Farmers’ Attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa
Climate Risk Management, 2017Co-Authors: Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Leigh A. Winowiecki, Jennifer Twyman, Anton Eitzinger, Juan Guillermo Perez, Caroline Mwongera, Peter LäderachAbstract:Adapting to climate risks is central to the goal of increasing food security and enhancing resilience of farming systems in East Africa. We examined Farmers’ Attitudes and assessed determinants of adaptation using data from a random sample of 500 households in Borana, Ethiopia; Nyando, Kenya; Hoima, Uganda; and Lushoto, Tanzania. Adaptation was measured using a livelihood-based index that assigned weights to different individual strategies based on their marginal contributions to a household’s livelihood. Results showed that Farmers’ Attitudes across the four sites strongly favored introduction of new crops, changes in crop varieties, and changes in planting times. Farmers disfavored soil, land, and water management practices. At lower levels of adaptation (25% quantile), adaptation index correlated positively with membership to Farmers’ groups, household size, sex of the household head, and number of months of food shortage. Farmer group membership enhanced adaptation at intermediate (50% quantile) level whereas access to credit increased adaptation at high (75% quantile) level. Food insecurity, however, correlated negatively with the likelihood to choose individual adaptation strategies suggesting that although households adapted to improve food security status of their households, hunger was a barrier to adaptation. Our findings suggest that providing climate information to inform timely planting, promoting crop diversification, and encouraging adoption of adapted varieties of crops might be successful to enhancing resilience of farming systems in the short-term. In the long-term, increased investment in reducing hunger, encouraging groups formation, and easing liquidity constraints will be required to promote adaptation through implementation of soil, water, and land management strategies.
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A conceptual approach for measuring Farmers’ Attitudes to integrated soil fertility management in Kenya
Njas-wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 2015Co-Authors: Carl Johan Lagerkvist, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Julius J. Okello, Nancy Karanja, Chris Ackello-ogutuAbstract:A sustainable increase in agricultural productivity is essential in assuring food security in developing countries. Low soil fertility is a major contributing factor to the current vicious cycle of low agricultural productivity and inadequate livelihoods among smallholder Farmers. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) is one way of achieving sustainable agricultural development, but improving soil fertility through ISFM requires interventions that match the behavioural inclinations of Farmers and their decision making. Using survey data on 125 commercial peri-urban Farmers growing kale (Brassica oleracea) around Nairobi, Kenya, this study examined two conceptual approaches for measuring ISFM Attitudes. A Rasch model, where the odds ratio for engaging in an ISFM practice is given by the difference between Farmers’ attitude and the difficulty of the practice in terms of behavioural cost, identified ISFM Attitudes as a unidimensional concept. However, assessing Attitudes based on a standard valence method raised problems of construct validity. Accounting for behavioural costs as determinants of ISFM, in addition to other pecuniary costs, may improve our understanding of how Farmers deal with complex choices in the ISFM context. Our findings suggest that high behavioural costs in relation to use of human faeces as manure, use of crop residues and transport impede adoption of ISFM practices vital to increased productivity. These findings can be used to develop ISFM communications and improve the efficacy of different interventions intended to increase potential uptake of ISFM practices.
Rae Zimmerman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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information and Farmers Attitudes about pesticides water quality and related environmental effects
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 1999Co-Authors: Erik Lichtenberg, Rae ZimmermanAbstract:Abstract This paper investigates the effects of information from different sources on Farmers’ Attitudes regarding the effects of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals on environmental quality using a survey of 2700 Farmers in three mid-Atlantic states. Farmers’ beliefs are similar to those of the general public on average, but are distributed more uniformly, suggesting that the farm community may be more polarized on environmental issues than the general public. Farmers regard first-hand sources of information such as direct field observation and pesticide labels as being the most important. Chemical dealers and extension rank next in importance. Farmers who attached greater importance to information from news media and extension expressed greater environmental concern. Farmers who found information from chemical dealers more important expressed greater concern about injury to wildlife and pesticides in drinking water but less concern about general environmental quality problems associated with agricultural chemicals.
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Information and Farmers’ Attitudes about pesticides, water quality, and related environmental effects ☆
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 1999Co-Authors: Erik Lichtenberg, Rae ZimmermanAbstract:Abstract This paper investigates the effects of information from different sources on Farmers’ Attitudes regarding the effects of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals on environmental quality using a survey of 2700 Farmers in three mid-Atlantic states. Farmers’ beliefs are similar to those of the general public on average, but are distributed more uniformly, suggesting that the farm community may be more polarized on environmental issues than the general public. Farmers regard first-hand sources of information such as direct field observation and pesticide labels as being the most important. Chemical dealers and extension rank next in importance. Farmers who attached greater importance to information from news media and extension expressed greater environmental concern. Farmers who found information from chemical dealers more important expressed greater concern about injury to wildlife and pesticides in drinking water but less concern about general environmental quality problems associated with agricultural chemicals.
Carl Johan Lagerkvist - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A conceptual approach for measuring Farmers’ Attitudes to integrated soil fertility management in Kenya
Njas-wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 2015Co-Authors: Carl Johan Lagerkvist, Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku, Julius J. Okello, Nancy Karanja, Chris Ackello-ogutuAbstract:A sustainable increase in agricultural productivity is essential in assuring food security in developing countries. Low soil fertility is a major contributing factor to the current vicious cycle of low agricultural productivity and inadequate livelihoods among smallholder Farmers. Integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) is one way of achieving sustainable agricultural development, but improving soil fertility through ISFM requires interventions that match the behavioural inclinations of Farmers and their decision making. Using survey data on 125 commercial peri-urban Farmers growing kale (Brassica oleracea) around Nairobi, Kenya, this study examined two conceptual approaches for measuring ISFM Attitudes. A Rasch model, where the odds ratio for engaging in an ISFM practice is given by the difference between Farmers’ attitude and the difficulty of the practice in terms of behavioural cost, identified ISFM Attitudes as a unidimensional concept. However, assessing Attitudes based on a standard valence method raised problems of construct validity. Accounting for behavioural costs as determinants of ISFM, in addition to other pecuniary costs, may improve our understanding of how Farmers deal with complex choices in the ISFM context. Our findings suggest that high behavioural costs in relation to use of human faeces as manure, use of crop residues and transport impede adoption of ISFM practices vital to increased productivity. These findings can be used to develop ISFM communications and improve the efficacy of different interventions intended to increase potential uptake of ISFM practices.
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Defining and measuring Farmers' Attitudes to farm animal welfare
Animal Welfare, 2014Co-Authors: Henrik Hansson, Carl Johan LagerkvistAbstract:Identifying Farmers' Attitudes to farm animal welfare (FAW) is an important step in determining Farmers' efforts to improve FAW, knowledge of which is of particular importance for understanding how the living conditions of production animals are determined. This study developed a hypothetical model of Farmers' Attitudes to FAW, including the antecedents of these Attitudes and possible influences on FAW-related behaviour. Two models for empirical measurement of Attitudes, namely formative and reflective models, were also evaluated and compared. The results suggested that choice of measurement model considerably influences conceptualisa-tion of Attitudes and that there may be considerable model misspecifications in previous literature relating to Farmers' FAW Attitudes. Existing literature on Farmers' FAW Attitudes was reviewed with the aim of providing a preliminary indication of the coverage of Farmers' FAW Attitudes. A need for future research related to Farmers' Attitudes to FAW was identified.
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Measuring Farmers' Attitudes to animal welfare and health
British Food Journal, 2012Co-Authors: Helena Hansson, Carl Johan LagerkvistAbstract:Purpose – The purpose of this study was to develop a behavioural framework for developing a scale to measure Farmers' Attitudes to animal welfare and health and to take an explorative approach to initiating development of such a scale.Design/methodology/approach – A literature review was used to develop the behavioural framework. Exploratory factor analysis was then used to initiate development of a measurement scale, based on a sample of 108 Swedish livestock Farmers.Findings – Based on the framework developed, the authors' data suggest unidimensionality of Farmers' Attitudes to animal welfare and health; and that Farmers perceive animal welfare as being about animal health and comfort in particular.Research limitations/implications – Further research should be devoted to this area to develop a more final measurement scale. This could be done by re‐evaluating the scale obtained in this paper in both exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis settings. The behavioural framework proposed here provides a ...
Richard Tranter - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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factors affecting dairy Farmers Attitudes towards antimicrobial medicine usage in cattle in england and wales
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2015Co-Authors: Philip Jones, Richard Tranter, Elizabeth Marier, Eamon Watson, C J TealeAbstract:There has been growing concern about bacterial resistance to antimicrobials in the farmed livestock sector. Attention has turned to sub-optimal use of antimicrobials as a driver of resistance. Recent reviews have identified a lack of data on the pattern of antimicrobial use as an impediment to the design of measures to tackle this growing problem. This paper reports on a study that explored use of antibiotics by dairy Farmers and factors influencing their decision-making around this usage. We found that respondents had either recently reduced their use of antibiotics, or planned to do so. Advice from their veterinarian was instrumental in this. Over 70% thought reducing antibiotic usage would be a good thing to do. The most influential source of information used was their own veterinarian. Some 50% were unaware of the available guidelines on use in cattle production. However, 97% thought it important to keep treatment records. The Theory of Planned Behaviour was used to identify dairy Farmers' drivers and barriers to reduce use of antibiotics. Intention to reduce usage was weakly correlated with current and past practice of antibiotic use, whilst the strongest driver was respondents' belief that their social and advisory network would approve of them doing this. The higher the proportion of income from milk production and the greater the chance of remaining in milk production, the significantly higher the likelihood of Farmers exhibiting positive intention to reduce antibiotic usage. Such Farmers may be more commercially minded than others and thus more cost-conscious or, perhaps, more aware of possible future restrictions. Strong correlation was found between Farmers' perception of their social referents' beliefs and Farmers' intent to reduce antibiotic use. Policy makers should target these social referents, especially veterinarians, with information on the benefits from, and the means to, achieving reductions in antibiotic usage. Information on sub-optimal use of antibiotics as a driver of resistance in dairy herds and in humans along with advice on best farm practice to minimize risk of disease and ensure animal welfare, complemented with data on potential cost savings from reduced antibiotic use would help improve poor practice.
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Farmers Attitudes to disease risk management in england a comparative analysis of sheep and pig Farmers
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2013Co-Authors: Chris Garforth, Alison Bailey, Richard TranterAbstract:The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) identified practices to reduce the risk of animal disease outbreaks. We report on the response of sheep and pig Farmers in England to promotion of these practices. A conceptual framework was established from research on factors influencing adoption of animal health practices, linking knowledge, Attitudes, social influences and perceived constraints to the implementation of specific practices. Qualitative data were collected from nine sheep and six pig enterprises in 2011. Thematic analysis explored Attitudes and responses to the proposed practices, and factors influencing the likelihood of implementation. Most feel they are doing all they can reasonably do to minimise disease risk and that practices not being implemented are either not relevant or ineffective. There is little awareness and concern about risk from unseen threats. Pig Farmers place more emphasis than sheep Farmers on controlling wildlife, staff and visitor management and staff training. The main factors that influence livestock Farmers’ decision on whether or not to implement a specific disease risk measure are: Attitudes to, and perceptions of, disease risk; Attitudes towards the specific measure and its efficacy; characteristics of the enterprise which they perceive as making a measure impractical; previous experience of a disease or of the measure; and the credibility of information and advice. Great importance is placed on access to authoritative information with most seeing vets as the prime source to interpret generic advice from national bodies in the local context. Uptake of disease risk measures could be increased by: improved risk communication through the farming press and vets to encourage Farmers to recognise hidden threats; dissemination of credible early warning information to sharpen Farmers’ assessment of risk; and targeted information through training events, farming press, vets and other advisers, and farmer groups, tailored to the different categories of livestock farmer.
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Farmers Attitudes towards techniques for improving oestrus detection in dairy herds in south west england
Livestock Science, 2006Co-Authors: Chris Garforth, K Mckemey, Tahir Rehman, Julian Park, Richard Tranter, Richard Cooke, Peter Dorward, C M YatesAbstract:Abstract Unidentified heats contribute to declining fertility rates in English dairy herds. Several techniques have been advocated to improve heat detection rates. Despite demonstrable technical efficacy and cost-effectiveness, uptake is low. A study in South West England used the Theory of Reasoned Action (TORA) to explore dairy Farmers' Attitudes and beliefs towards heat detection techniques. Few Farmers were convinced that following prescribed observation times, milk progesterone testing and using pedometers would fit their system or improve on their current heat detection practices. Perceived difficulty of using a technique was not a constraint on adoption. Without promotion that addresses identified barriers and drivers to adoption, little change in current practice can be expected.
