Investigation of Farmers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Agriculture and Its Impact on the Total Factor Productivity; the Case of Saffron Farms in the Gonabad County

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DOURANDISH ARASH; Ramezani Mohammad reza; AMINIZADEH MILAD

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Journal: Saffron Agronomy and Technology Year:2020 | Volume:8 | Issue:1 Page(s): 99-117

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Investigation of Farmers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Agriculture and Its Impact on the Total Factor Productivity; the Case of Saffron Farms in the Gonabad County

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DOURANDISH ARASH | Ramezani Mohammad reza | AMINIZADEH MILAD | Issue Writer Certificate

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ProductivityQ3

AttitudeQ3

SustainabilityQ2

SaffronQ2

Ordered LogitQ1

Abstract

Increasing the Productivity factor in the agricultural sector is essential and by growing population rate, the need to invent more productive systems is highlighted. However, agronomic activities have always been accompanied by environmental impacts. Therefore, the two categories of Productivity and agricultural Sustainability should be considered simultaneously. The present study is aimed at identifying factors affecting the total Productivity factor of Saffron farms in the Gonabad County with an emphasis on the role of Attitude towards sustainable agriculture. The study population consisted of all Saffron farmers in Gonabad. In order to achieve the research objectives, 110 questionnaires were completed based on the random sampling procedure and after calculating the total factor Productivity using the Tornqvist-Theil index, an Ordered-logit model was used to identify factors affecting Productivity. The results indicate that Attitudes toward sustainable agriculture and income have positive and significant effects on farmers' access to higher levels of Productivity, while variable of participation in training courses significantly reduces the probability of achieving higher levels of Productivity. Variables of sown area, agricultural insurance and main job do not have any significant effects on the probability of achieving different levels of Productivity. Undertaking policies which improve Attitude of Saffron producers towards sustainable agricultural activities and informing them about the effects of unsustainable farming, a fundamental revision of the content of training courses, financial support of farmers for provision of agricultural inputs and reforming the structure of the agricultural insurance system are effective ways to improve the Productivity of Saffron production.

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DOURANDISH, ARASH, Ramezani, Mohammad reza, & AMINIZADEH, MILAD. (2020). Investigation of Farmers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Agriculture and Its Impact on the Total Factor Productivity; the Case of Saffron Farms in the Gonabad County. SAFFRON AGRONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY, 8(1 ), 99-117. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/370831/en

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DOURANDISH ARASH, Ramezani Mohammad reza, AMINIZADEH MILAD. Investigation of Farmers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Agriculture and Its Impact on the Total Factor Productivity; the Case of Saffron Farms in the Gonabad County. SAFFRON AGRONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY[Internet]. 2020;8(1 ):99-117. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/370831/en

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ARASH DOURANDISH, Mohammad reza Ramezani, and MILAD AMINIZADEH, “Investigation of Farmers’ Attitudes towards Sustainable Agriculture and Its Impact on the Total Factor Productivity; the Case of Saffron Farms in the Gonabad County,” SAFFRON AGRONOMY AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 8, no. 1 , pp. 99–117, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/370831/en

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