The effect of consequences of chemical poisions consumption on attitudes of working potatoes (Case Study: Ardabil City)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MSc of Agricultural Management, University ofMohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

2 Ph.D of Agricultural Development of University of Tehran, Expertof Imam Khomaini Higher Education Center, Agricultural Research,Education and Extension Organization(AREEO), Karaj, Iran

3 Faculty Member of Imam Khomaini Higher Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization(AREEO), Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Organic agriculture is one of the most important agricultural systems that is quickly developing throughout the world. The main cause of attention towards organic agriculture is necessity of production of healthy agricultural products and free from chemicals. The main purpose of this research is to analyze the attitude of Ardabil province's farmsteads towards organic agriculture . The research method is descriptive and survey. The statistical population consisted of all the petty farmers in Ardabil city. (6380) The sample size was determined by multi-stage sampling method and using Cochran's formula for 230 people. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to determine the reliability of the index (AVE), which was at least 0.50 calculated. To determine the reliability of the combination method (CR), the minimum value was calculated to be 0.91 and the alpha value of 0.88 for the research tool was also indicative of its reliability. The findings showed that the majority of farmers had a relatively positive attitude toward organic farming. the results of structural equation modeling showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between knowledge and information sources with the attitude of the apple cultivars towards organic cultivation.

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Journal of Environmental Science Studies
Volume 5, Issue 2
June 2020
Pages 2636-2643

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