Farmers’ Social Responsibility to Sustainable Use of Water in Bilvar Plain: Multi-Groups Analyses

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M.Sc. of sustainable agricultural extension and education, agriculture extension and education department, college of agricultural & natural resources, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

2 Assistant professor of Agricultural Extension and Education Department, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

3 PostDoc of Agricultural Education and Lecturer in Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

10.22059/ijaedr.2024.366120.669256

Abstract

Strengthening the farmers’ social responsibility behavior (FSRB) to sustainable use of agricultural water has been known as an essential component in achieving sustainable agriculture goals. In this regard, scholars have more focused on the behavioral models and neglected the fundamental role of multigroup socio-cultural characteristics in explaining the FSRB. Hence, the purpose of this empirical study which its data were collected by a researcher-made questioner was investigating the farmers’ social responsibility about sustainable use of water according to some of their most important demographic characteristics in Bilvar plain, Kermanshah, Iran (N= 3500). The stratified random sampling method was used to select statistical population in Razavar and Mian Darband districts (n= 263). The reliability and validity of the research tool was confirmed by experts’ panel and as well as using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, average variance extracted (AVE), Composite reliability (CR), and rho-A statistics. Results of the second-order factor analysis indicated that among multiple dimensions of social responsibility, economic responsibility (0.695) has largest contribution in explaining FSRB. The results of the ANOVA analysis showed that there is a significant difference between farmers’ social responsibility to sustainable use of water according to their annual incomes; So that with the increase in the farmers' income, their responsibility decreased significantly. Finally, the result of the univariate variance analysis showed that despite positive and significant effect of farmers’ attitude on their social responsibility behavior to sustainable use of water, its interactive effect with the farmers income don’t have a significant effect on their actual behavior.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 07 January 2024

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics