Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors
Banana production is an agricultural activity that requires intensive use of water. Its increasing demand brings about not only risks of water scarcity in banana-producing farms but also management challenges for the farm workers. Thus, understanding the association of water management practices wit...
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| author | Walter Alfredo Salas-Zapata Ivis Tatiana Ramos-Hernández Diana M. Gómez Jesús Alonso Jaramillo-Arango Victor Hugo Aristizabal-Tique Francisco Javier Vélez-Hoyos |
| author_facet | Walter Alfredo Salas-Zapata Ivis Tatiana Ramos-Hernández Diana M. Gómez Jesús Alonso Jaramillo-Arango Victor Hugo Aristizabal-Tique Francisco Javier Vélez-Hoyos |
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| description | Banana production is an agricultural activity that requires intensive use of water. Its increasing demand brings about not only risks of water scarcity in banana-producing farms but also management challenges for the farm workers. Thus, understanding the association of water management practices with the banana workers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices is crucial. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a scale to assess the relationship among the knowledge, attitudes, and practices – KAP – of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on three banana farms in the Urabá region, Colombia. The scale showed excellent psychometric properties in the dimensions of knowledge and attitude. Scores on the scale indicated that the workers have a satisfactory level of knowledge and attitude and an excellent level of practice. However, no relationship was noted between practices, and knowledge and attitude. The results suggest that workers’ practices do not depend on their knowledge and attitude as they are workers employed by one company. Thus, the practices of farm workers can be easily controlled as they have to do what they are told to do by their boss. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-85c889ce901b4fb8915aed971e08d07a2023-09-20T10:18:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2023-12-0121110.1080/14735903.2023.22195932219593Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factorsWalter Alfredo Salas-Zapata0Ivis Tatiana Ramos-Hernández1Diana M. Gómez2Jesús Alonso Jaramillo-Arango3Victor Hugo Aristizabal-Tique4Francisco Javier Vélez-Hoyos5Universidad de AntioquiaUniversidad de AntioquiaUniversidad Cooperativa de ColombiaUniversidad de AntioquiaUniversidad Cooperativa de ColombiaUniversidad Cooperativa de ColombiaBanana production is an agricultural activity that requires intensive use of water. Its increasing demand brings about not only risks of water scarcity in banana-producing farms but also management challenges for the farm workers. Thus, understanding the association of water management practices with the banana workers’ knowledge, attitude, and practices is crucial. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a scale to assess the relationship among the knowledge, attitudes, and practices – KAP – of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on three banana farms in the Urabá region, Colombia. The scale showed excellent psychometric properties in the dimensions of knowledge and attitude. Scores on the scale indicated that the workers have a satisfactory level of knowledge and attitude and an excellent level of practice. However, no relationship was noted between practices, and knowledge and attitude. The results suggest that workers’ practices do not depend on their knowledge and attitude as they are workers employed by one company. Thus, the practices of farm workers can be easily controlled as they have to do what they are told to do by their boss.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2219593kap modelsociodemographicswater managementbanana productionsustainability |
| spellingShingle | Walter Alfredo Salas-Zapata Ivis Tatiana Ramos-Hernández Diana M. Gómez Jesús Alonso Jaramillo-Arango Victor Hugo Aristizabal-Tique Francisco Javier Vélez-Hoyos Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability kap model sociodemographics water management banana production sustainability |
| title | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and practices of banana farm workers regarding water management and associated factors |
| topic | kap model sociodemographics water management banana production sustainability |
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