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by Jessica Ortega de Jesus Sangali SciProfilesScilitPreprints.orgGoogle Scholar Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti SciProfilesScilitPreprints.orgGoogle Scholar Julio Cesar Damasceno SciProfilesScilitPreprints.orgGoogle Scholar Henrique Leal Perez SciProfilesScilitPreprints.orgGoogle Scholar
Jessica Ortega de Jesus Sangali
Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti
, Julio Cesar DamascenoHenrique Leal Perez
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Programa de Pós-Graduação em Produção Sustentável e Saúde Animal—PPS/UEM, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Estrada da Paca, S/N, Umuarama 87507-190, PR, Brazil
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Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia—PPZ/UEM, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Av. Colombo, 5790, Bloco J45, Maringá 87020-900, PR, Brazil
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Sustainability 2024, 16(11), 4500; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114500 (registeringDOI)
Submission received: 17 April 2024/Revised: 17 May 2024/Accepted: 23 May 2024/Published: 25 May 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability in the Global Dairy Sector: Challenges and Opportunities)
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Efforts worldwide have been dedicated to developing strategies for reducing the environmental impacts arising from agricultural production. In developing countries, such as Brazil, where agricultural production stands as one of the most important economic sectors, meeting institutional and market requirements for sustainability is essential for ensuring the country’s competitiveness. This study investigated the intention of Brazilian dairy farmers to adopt environmental sustainability practices. The sample comprised 100 dairy farms in Paraná State, Brazil. The data were analyzed using structural equation models and discussed from the perspective of the Theory of Planned Behavior. The results showed that farmers’ intentions to adopt sustainability practices is not associated with socioeconomic or production characteristics. Structural equation modeling identified three constructs explaining farmers’ intentions to adopt sustainability practices, namely attitude (ATT), subjective norms (SN), and perceived behavioral control (PBC). ATT and SN had a positive and significant influence, explaining 90% (R2 = 0.90) of the farmers’ intentions toward sustainability adoption. The lack of influence of the PBC construct suggests that farmers perceive themselves as having limited ability to adopt sustainability practices, mainly attributed to a lack of knowledge and financial resources, low self-confidence, and a heavy reliance on others for the implementation of sustainability actions.
Keywords: environmental adequacy; family farming; Theory of Planned Behavior
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Sangali, J.O.d.J.; Bánkuti, F.I.; Damasceno, J.C.; Perez, H.L.Influence of Psychological Factors on Dairy Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Environmental Sustainability Practices in Paraná State, Brazil. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4500.https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114500
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Sangali JOdJ, Bánkuti FI, Damasceno JC, Perez HL.Influence of Psychological Factors on Dairy Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Environmental Sustainability Practices in Paraná State, Brazil. Sustainability. 2024; 16(11):4500.https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114500
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Sangali, Jessica Ortega de Jesus, Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti, Julio Cesar Damasceno, and Henrique Leal Perez.2024. "Influence of Psychological Factors on Dairy Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Environmental Sustainability Practices in Paraná State, Brazil" Sustainability 16, no. 11: 4500.https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114500
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Sangali, J.O.d.J.; Bánkuti, F.I.; Damasceno, J.C.; Perez, H.L.Influence of Psychological Factors on Dairy Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Environmental Sustainability Practices in Paraná State, Brazil. Sustainability 2024, 16, 4500.https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114500
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Sangali JOdJ, Bánkuti FI, Damasceno JC, Perez HL.Influence of Psychological Factors on Dairy Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Environmental Sustainability Practices in Paraná State, Brazil. Sustainability. 2024; 16(11):4500.https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114500
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Sangali, Jessica Ortega de Jesus, Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti, Julio Cesar Damasceno, and Henrique Leal Perez.2024. "Influence of Psychological Factors on Dairy Farmers’ Intentions to Adopt Environmental Sustainability Practices in Paraná State, Brazil" Sustainability 16, no. 11: 4500.https://doi.org/10.3390/su16114500
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