Role of farmers’ entrepreneurial orientation, women’s participation, and information and communication technology use in responsible farm production: a step towards sustainable food production
farmer entrepreneurship; natural resource management; sustainable agriculture; sustainable development goal; sustainable production; Global and Planetary Change; Food Science; Ecology; Agronomy and Crop Science; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Horticulture
Abstract :
[en] Responsible production is essential for sustainable development and for ensuring global food security. The concept of responsible production has been well studied in other sectors of the economy, but has yet to gain recognition in the agricultural sector. Therefore, this study examined responsible production in the context of agriculture and the factors affecting responsible farm production in the developing country of Pakistan. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data from 196 farmers selected using the multistage random sampling method. An independent sample t-test, chi-square test, and ordered probit model were used to analyze the data. The responsible farm production index was estimated based on the climate change adaptation, resource efficiency, carbon footprints, and economic returns of each farm. The mean value of the responsible farm production index is 0.69. The farmers were divided into low-, moderate-, and highly responsible farm producers using cluster analysis. More than 36% of farms were highly responsible. The results revealed that women’s participation in farming activities, extension services, the use of information and communication technologies, and farmer entrepreneurial orientation dimensions significantly affected responsible farm production. Farm producers using the Internet for agriculture had a 1.4% points higher probability of belonging to the highly responsible farm producer category compared to those who did not use the Internet to obtain agricultural information. Farms with women’s participation in agricultural activities were 33.5% points more likely to belong to the highly responsible farm producer category than farms where only males perform agricultural operations. Therefore, women’s empowerment and farmers’ entrepreneurial skills are absolute necessities of responsible farming. This study piques the interests of stakeholders while also adding to the scant body of knowledge on responsible farm production around the world. Furthermore, this study is critical for developing a roadmap for long-term sustainable agricultural development.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Shahbaz, Pomi; Division of Management and Administrative Science, Department of Economics, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Haq, Shamsheerul; Division of Management and Administrative Science, Department of Economics, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Abbas, Azhar ; Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic ; Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Boz, Ismet; Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Yu, Mark; Division of Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Sciences, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, United States
Watson, Susan; Department of Multidisciplinary Innovation, University of North Texas, Denton, United States
Language :
English
Title :
Role of farmers’ entrepreneurial orientation, women’s participation, and information and communication technology use in responsible farm production: a step towards sustainable food production
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