Determinants of Farmers’ Participation in Horticulturebased Extension Programs in Iran: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
This paper aims to discover the determinants of farmers’ participation in horticulture-based Education programs in the Western Azerbaijan province, Iran. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), the study also tries to make a comparison between participants and non-participants, who have achi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Islamic Azad University
2015-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development |
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| Online Access: | http://ijamad.iaurasht.ac.ir/article_513562_95efd17dcb7b195af183d27627223fdb.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper aims to discover the determinants of farmers’ participation
in horticulture-based Education programs in the
Western Azerbaijan province, Iran. Using the Theory of Planned
Behavior (TPB), the study also tries to make a comparison
between participants and non-participants, who have achieved
in this program. A sample of 231 farmers (137 participants and
94 non-participants) was selected based on a stratified random
sampling method. Data gathering instrument was a questionnaire
that its validity was approved by a group of experts and its
reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha
(α=0.71). The results showed that, there were significant
differences between participants and non-participants in agricultural
education programs in terms of all the TPB contexts. Additionally,
the results of the regression analysis showed that attitude to how
thinking and decision and subjective norms were the best determinants
of farmers’ participation. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-5852 2159-5860 |