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DOI	10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.140685
	Cotton farmers' intention to adopt biochar as climate change adaptation and sustainable land management strategy in Benin
	Hounnou, Femi E.; Houessou, Albertine M.; Kasim, O. Faith; Yabi, Jacob A.
发表日期	2024
ISSN	0959-6526
EISSN	1879-1786
起始页码	438
卷号	438
英文摘要	Innovative agricultural practices represent the future of the world in the sustainable improvement of agricultural productivity. Sustainable farming practices have been recognized and accepted by agricultural development stakeholders, to provide a wide range of social, economic, financial, and environmental benefits. Despite this recognition, the application of these practices in the literature has focused on socio-economic and technical aspects while the psychosocial elements of the application have received limited attention. To contribute to a broad understanding of the concept, this study aims at analyzing the psychosociological motivations of cotton farmers to use biochar as a sustainable land management strategy. Adopting a survey research design, a sample of 528 farmers in Benin (West Africa) was interviewed on the pillars of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) (Attitude, Subjective norms, Behavioral Control) and three other aspects (Climate change perception, Past behavior and Productivity risk perception) for an extension of TPB. The data collected were analyzed using the structural equation model of the SmartPLS 4 program. The results of this study confirmed all TPB relationships except for the construction of the Attitude pillar where Perceived ease of use had no significant influence. Apart from the classical TPB factors, perception of climate change and past behavior in adopting new agricultural practices positively affect the application of biochar. However, possible yield decreases at the beginning of biochar use demotivate farmers to take initiatives in this direction. The study notes that the role of a good perception and knowledge of the effects of climate change and the benefits of biochar action are elements to be considered in promoting sustainable cotton farming and agricultural practices.
英文关键词	Sustainable agricultural practice; Biochar; Cotton farmers; Theory of planned behavior; Structural equation modeling; Benin republic
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:001172744700001
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/308572
作者单位	University of Abomey Calavi; University of Parakou
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hounnou, Femi E.,Houessou, Albertine M.,Kasim, O. Faith,et al. Cotton farmers' intention to adopt biochar as climate change adaptation and sustainable land management strategy in Benin[J],2024,438.
APA	Hounnou, Femi E.,Houessou, Albertine M.,Kasim, O. Faith,&Yabi, Jacob A..(2024).Cotton farmers' intention to adopt biochar as climate change adaptation and sustainable land management strategy in Benin.JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION,438.
MLA	Hounnou, Femi E.,et al."Cotton farmers' intention to adopt biochar as climate change adaptation and sustainable land management strategy in Benin".JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 438(2024).