Perceived outcomes of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) technologies adoption in citrus farms of Iran (reflection of environment-friendly technologies)

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the perceived outcomes of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) technologies adoption in order to sustain citrus farms in Mazandaran province, Iran. Study population consisted of all citrus growers in the villages of 12 counties of Mazandaran province, whic...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2019-03, Vol.26 (7), p.6829-6838
Main Authors: Razzaghi Borkhani, Fatemeh, Mohammadi, Yaser
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural management
Agricultural practices
Agriculture - methods
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Citrus
Conservation of Natural Resources - methods
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
Factor analysis
Farms
Fruits
Humans
Iran
Perception
Population studies
Random sampling
Research Article
Social sustainability
Statistical sampling
Technology
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:The main purpose of this study was to analyze the perceived outcomes of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) technologies adoption in order to sustain citrus farms in Mazandaran province, Iran. Study population consisted of all citrus growers in the villages of 12 counties of Mazandaran province, which a sample of 290 orchardmen were selected through a proportional random sampling technique. A questionnaire was designed to collect data which was both valid and reliable according to expert opinion and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient respectively. The results of the factor analysis showed that “market access and safe product exports,” “consumer’ health and environment-friendly behavior,” “safe production and public demand,” and “information sharing and strengthening local associations” were the four perceived outcomes of GAPs technologies adoption in citrus farms of Iran. These factors explained 65.02% of the total variance. These four perceived outputs of GAPs support economic, environmental, and social sustainability dimensions respectively.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-018-04083-0