ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Factors Influencing Cotton Farmers
to Take Measures for Dealing with Greenhouse
Gases: Evidence from Xin Jiang, China
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Department of Economics and Management, Xin Jiang University, China
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Xin Jiang Institution of Technology, China
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Department of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Xin Jiang University, China
Submission date: 2021-09-26
Final revision date: 2021-12-08
Acceptance date: 2021-12-14
Online publication date: 2022-03-23
Publication date: 2022-05-05
Corresponding author
Lijie Zhang
Department of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Xin Jiang University, SHENGLI, 666, urumchi, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(3):2923-2934
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Greenhouse gas emissions are influenced by the technologies that farmers use in their agricultural
production. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out the influencing factors for cotton farmers
to adopt low-carbon technology. First of all, this study surveyed the progress of cotton farmers
in Xinjiang and finally obtained 383 valid questionnaires. And then, a logistic model was used to
analyze the influence on the adoption of key low-carbon technologies in the cotton cultivation process,
combined with the theory of planned behavior. The results show that drip irrigation, soil testing,
farmyard fertilizer, biodegradable film, and intercropping have different effects on farmers’ adoption of
low-carbon technologies. Meanwhile, the attitude had no significant effect on cotton farmers’ adoption
of low-carbon technology, while perceived behavior control and subjective norms had a significant
effect on cotton farmers' adoption of low-carbon behavior. In the end, Suggestions are made from
the following points. The government can improve farmers' awareness of low-carbon technologies by
raising the level of education and expanding the publicity of agricultural low-carbon technologies.
Businesses should be encouraged to provide farmers with free information on low-carbon technologies,
so that cotton farmers can better understand agricultural low-carbon technologies. At the same time, to
increase the enthusiasm of farmers to participate in training and income, farmers should be encouraged
to participate in cooperatives. These initiatives will help the government to further promote low-carbon
technologies.