Wheat farmers' perceptions of agriculture air quality: the case of Fereidan region of Esfahan

سال انتشار: 1392
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 25 اردیبهشت 1393

چکیده مقاله:

Agriculture is a sources of air pollution and researchers should taking steps to evaluate the air quality impact of agricultural operations. The objective of this study was to examine wheat farmers' perceptions toward agriculture air quality. The target population for the study consisted of all wheat farmers who practiced farming in the rural areas of three townships of Fereidan county, namely Damane, Afus and Sheshjavan. The sample included 350 farmers that were determined using Cochran (1977) formula. Stratified random sampling method was used in the selection of the respondents. The instrument of the study was a questionnaire which was validated by a panel of experts. Data analyzed using SPSS v. 20. The results showed that farmers had favourable attitude towards air quality practices such as maintaining soil surface cover, in-field pass reductions, timing of operations modifications and fire and smoke. and they had unfavorable attitude toward practices such as unpaved roadways and other areas , wind barriers , soil conditioning and material handling. Respondents disagreed with soil conditioning and material handling. The results also showed Significant relationship with the level of education of farmers on air quality, but age and experience have no significant relationship whit the farmers perceptions on agriculture air quality.

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نویسندگان

Abbas mahdi

Department of agricultural machinery Agricultural Education Center Esfahan, iran

Ramin rostami

Lorestan university , Department of agricultur PhD student of Crop Physiology Lorestan, iran

Maryam hoseini

Department of agriculture Agricultural Education Center Esfahan, iran