The factors affecting the acceptance of mechanical and non-mechanical methods of water and soil conservation by farmers of Hamedan-Bahar plain (application of the multinominal logit model)

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1 Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics- Faculty of Agriculture- Bu-Ali Sina University of Hamedan

2 Bachelor graduated, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

10.22059/ijaedr.2023.347708.669172

Abstract

Destruction of basic agricultural resources is one of the biggest challenges facing sustainable food security. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors influencing the adoption of mechanical and non-mechanical methods of soil and water resources conservation in Hamedan-Bahar plain. The data of this study was obtained by completing the questionnaire and interviewing 191 farmers in the crop year of 2021-2022. For data analysis, general logit and multinominal logit models were used. The results of this study showed that the factors affecting the acceptance of non-mechanical and mechanical conservation methods can be statistically separated from each other. The variables of having a non-agricultural job, the value of each hectare of land, the commitment to preserve basic resources for the future generation on the probability of accepting non- mechanical methods, and the variables of the value of each hectare of land, the amount of credits received, knowledge of the long-term benefits of conservation agriculture, the commitment to preserve basic resources for The future generation and lack of trust in the advice of agricultural experts have significant effect on the probability of acceptance of mechanical protection methods by farmers. According to the results, measures such as granting long-term, low-interest and targeted facilities for the use of protective measures, increasing educational-promotional activities by the provincial agricultural organization, using public media and virtual networks to inform farmers, creating non-agricultural job fields and diversification of the economic sector in rural areas is one of the proposed policies effective on the acceptance of conservation cultivation methods.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 02 October 2023

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