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Constructing an Innovative Theoretical Framework for Tea Grower’s Adoption of Carbon Sequestration Practices Using PLS-SEM


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1 Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
2 Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
3 Department of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India

Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils is crucial in mitigating the adverse effects of global climate change and enhancing soil fertility. Among various crops, tea plantations show significant promise in adopting carbon sequestration practices. Consequently, the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu was purposefully selected for the study, involving 120 tea growers chosen using the snowball sampling method. A theoretical framework was developed to assess the factors influencing tea grower’s adoption of carbon sequestration practices. Partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to analyse the gathered data. The results demonstrated that factors such as ‘know­ledge’, ‘attitude’, ‘innovativeness’, ‘perceived benefits’ and ‘perceived need’ had a significant and positive influence on tea grower’s adoption of carbon sequestration practices. In contrast, ‘social influence’ had no significant effect, underscoring the importance of increasing awareness, providing financial incentives, establishing pricing structures, and implementing government policies related to soil carbon sequestration.

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Adoption, carbon sequestration practices, climate change, social influence, tea growers.
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K. Shanmuga Surya
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
C. Cinthia Fernandaz
Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
C. Karthikeyan
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
P. P. Murugan
Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
K. Boomiraj
Department of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
S. P. Thamaraiselvi
Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
S. Manivasakan
Directorate of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India
Bindu Rajashekar
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, India

Abstract


Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils is crucial in mitigating the adverse effects of global climate change and enhancing soil fertility. Among various crops, tea plantations show significant promise in adopting carbon sequestration practices. Consequently, the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu was purposefully selected for the study, involving 120 tea growers chosen using the snowball sampling method. A theoretical framework was developed to assess the factors influencing tea grower’s adoption of carbon sequestration practices. Partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to analyse the gathered data. The results demonstrated that factors such as ‘know­ledge’, ‘attitude’, ‘innovativeness’, ‘perceived benefits’ and ‘perceived need’ had a significant and positive influence on tea grower’s adoption of carbon sequestration practices. In contrast, ‘social influence’ had no significant effect, underscoring the importance of increasing awareness, providing financial incentives, establishing pricing structures, and implementing government policies related to soil carbon sequestration.

Keywords


Adoption, carbon sequestration practices, climate change, social influence, tea growers.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv127%2Fi4%2F445-451