Document Type : Research Paper
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Ph.D student, Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication & Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan,, Zanjan, Iran
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Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication & Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan,, Iran
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Department of Agricultural Economic and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
10.22059/ijaedr.2023.349427.669182
Abstract
Climatic disasters, including floods, have made the process of production and livelihood in agriculture extremely vulnerable. In this regard, various studies have shown that improving risk perception of farmers led to an increase in the use of risk reduction strategies and has a significant role in reducing damage. Therefore, present survey study was conducted with the aim of identifying factors affecting flood risk perception among strawberry growers in Kurdistan province. 375 strawberry growers were selected through stratified random sampling and interviewed using a questionnaire. The results of data analysis using SPSS and AMOS software version 21 showed that strawberry growers have a relatively good flood risk perception. Structural equation modeling showed that environmental attitude, knowledge about climate changes, responsibility and trust in climate information had direct effects on the flood risk perception of strawberry growers. Also, variables of responsibility and knowledge had indirect effects on risk perception through influence on environmental attitude. According to the findings, self-efficacy did not affect flood risk perception among strawberry growers. In general, findings of this study can help planners in the field of agriculture and particularly strawberry crop in Kurdistan province to alleviate the destructive impacts of climate change and especially floods by devising adaptive and resilient solutions and increase the degree of realization of risk reduction programs through attracting people's participation in different programs.
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