Open AccessCitrus Farmers Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture Practices and Its Determinants in the Jordan Valley: The Case of Northern Ghor
Author(s) -
Safaa Alwedyan,
Aymen Taani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1913-9071
pISSN - 1913-9063
DOI - 10.5539/jsd.v14n1p36
Subject(s) - agriculture , incentive , sustainability , business , exploit , sustainable agriculture , payment , agricultural economics , multistage sampling , agricultural science , economics , geography , finance , ecology , environmental science , computer security , archaeology , computer science , biology , microeconomics , medicine , pathology
The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices is widely recognized as essential to ensure agricultural sustainability. This study analyzed factors influencing citrus farmers adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) in the Northern Ghor of Jordan valley. The study used a quantitative approach. Simple random sampling was adopted to select 115 farmers in the study area. The study found that the largest proportion 44.4% of the citrus farmers had a fairly high adoption rate of SAPs while 13.0% of ones had high adoption of SAPs. In addition, the study revealed that age was the significant variable that positively influences farmers SAPs adoption, while experience, primary education, and tertiary education have a negative influence on the adoption of SAPs. The study recommends that special attention be given to older farmers to exploit their skills and receptive to implementing SAPs, encourage and guide farmers toward implementing sustainable agriculture techniques and suitable inputs by providing premium and incentive payments to them, and take deterrent penalties against farmers who using inappropriate and harmful applications, or who do not use appropriate applications.