Which Factors Influence Chinese Farmers to Adopt Formulated Fertilization Technology?

2019 5th International Conference on Energy Materials and Environment Engineering

能源学;生态环境科学

Tang, Yan^1 ; Yang, Cuibai^1

Research Center for Eco-Environment Damage, Law School, Sichuan University, Chengdu

610064, China^1

关键词: Agricultural technologies;    Behavior control;    Horticultural crops;    Policy recommendations;    Psychological factors;    Psychological variables;    Soil testing and formulated fertilization programs;    Theory of Planned Behavior;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/295/2/012039/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/295/2/012039

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Soil testing and formulated fertilization program has developed in China for more than ten years. This study examines the influence of psychological factors, farmer characteristics and soil testing policies on farmers' intention to apply fertilizer. An expanded version of the theory of planned behavior is used as a framework. The results for the all farmer' sample show that age, planting type and policy are significant and positively associated with farmers' intentions. With psychological variables attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavior control and perceived resource levels increase by one unit, the probability of farmers changing fertilization behavior according to the soil testing system increased by 2.20%, 1.57%, 3.26%, 3.24% respectively. With the variable planting type being horticultural crops, age between 35 and 44, agricultural technology training and formulated fertilization system increased by one unit, the probability of farmers changing the fertilization behavior according to the soil testing system increases by 8.05%, 8.48%, 5.05% and 6.08%, respectively. Policy recommendations are made based on these results.