Sustainable technology adoption by smallholder farmers and goal-oriented hope

Shira Bukchin Peles; Dorit Kerret

doi:10.1080/17565529.2021.1872477

Sustainable technology adoption by smallholder farmers and goal-oriented hope

Shira Bukchin Peles^*, Dorit Kerret

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Abstract

This study introduces a new perspective, suggesting that cognitive goal-oriented hope prompts the adoption of sustainable technologies by smallholder farmers. The case study selected to represent this theoretical approach is drip irrigation adoption in Senegal. Binary logistic regression analysis of the collected data from 335 plots, showed a connection between drip irrigation adoption and hope. The relative effect of hope on adoption proved greater than the effect of other previously studied factors. In addition to its theoretical innovation and empirical contribution, the significance of this research lies in its practical implications, since education, policy and communication may impact hope levels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	922-931
Number of pages	10
Journal	Climate and Development
Volume	13
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2021.1872477
State	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Agriculture
Cognitive goal-oriented hope
Positive psychology
Senegal
Sustainable technology adoption

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