Table 7 The items of environmental behaviors of farmers in terms of local rich compost production
From: Adoption of pro-environmental behaviors among farmers: application of Value–Belief–Norm theory
Environmental behavior | Mean | SD | Items | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attending in extension classes about compost | 3.85 | 1 | |||
Environmental activism | 4.08 | 0.82 | Supporting the organizations in promoting compost use | 4.3 | 0.92 |
Accepting the rules regarding bank facilities granting | 3.11 | 1.39 | |||
Passive behaviors in public domain | 3.71 | 0.95 | Supporting the encouraging policies about compost production | 4.28 | 0.97 |
Green fertilizers use in the farm | 3.52 | 1.15 | |||
Environmentalism in special domain | 3.33 | 0.61 | Compost use for soil fertility | 3.69 | 1.07 |
Crop residue burning | 1.87 | 1.21 | |||
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides use recommended | 3.84 | 1.07 | |||
Crop residue to compost transformation and using in the farm | 3.73 | 1.16 | |||
Keeping wastes for transforming to compost | 3.81 | 1.19 | |||
Organizational activities | 3.48 | 0.64 | Purchasing agricultural wastes from farmers to changing to the compost | 2.68 | 1.21 |
Rich compost use beside chemical fertilizers | 3.97 | 1.02 | |||
Total environmental behavior | 3.65 | 0.64 |