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- Chen, Haibin, 1981-, et al.
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Cognitive antecedents and formation pathways of confined feeding mode adoption by herders in China
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Rural Studies. - : Elsevier BV. - 0743-0167 .- 1873-1392. ; 94, s. 326-335
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Along with the implementation of the Rangeland Ecological Subsidy and Award Scheme, a modal shift of livestock production from open grazing to confined feeding is now encouraged in China's pastoral regions, in the hope of relieving grazing pressure meanwhile sustaining herders' livelihood. What cognitive factors and how they affect the adoption of confined-feeding mode by herders are yet unanswered. Drawing on the theory of planned behaviour and using a field survey dataset of 250 herder households in Qinghai Province, this study explores the critical cognitive antecedents and formation mechanisms of herders' behaviour towards the new mode. The results of structural equation modelling suggest that the confined-feeding adoption is a reasoned action, whereby both perceived behavioural control and subjective attitude exert significantly positive impacts. For the former, economic rationality is the main driving force, whereas for the latter, the acquisition of financial and technical support is the key. Two pathways, namely ‘attitude → intention → behaviour’ and ‘perceived control → intention → behaviour’, stand out in forming the adoption behaviour. Although subjective norms show no significant impact on intension, they serve as contextual factors that help shape perceived control and attitude. The findings contribute to improve understanding on the behavioural responses of herders to novel technologies, practices and policy interventions, and have important implications for informing the design of intervention initiatives in pastoral regions of China and beyond.
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- Qian, Chen, et al.
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Understanding herdsmen's rangeland rent-in behaviour under current rural land tenure system of China
- 2022
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Ingår i: Ecological Economics. - : Elsevier BV. - 0921-8009 .- 1873-6106. ; 196
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Current rural land tenure system in China, characterized by the so-called “separation of three rights”, i.e., the division and parallel of collective ownership, household contract right and transferable management right, provides a solid legal basis for rangeland transfer, which is deemed crucial for addressing a range of sustainability challenges. Drawn on the theory of planned behaviour and applying structural equation modelling to analyse a survey dataset, we investigate the effects of cognitive antecedents, and their possible interactions, on herdsmen's intention and behaviour in regards to rangeland rent-in. Our results show that the most important antecedent is subjective attitude, mainly influenced by herders' economic rationality regarding scale operation and expected benefit. This is followed by perceived behavioural control, in turn largely affected by herders' familiarity with policies and access to transaction information. Finally, subjective norms influenced by the opinions of relatives and friends are weighted stronger than those of authorities. Positive correlations are also found between the three antecedents. The findings are improving our understanding of factors influencing herders' heterogeneous responses in regards to rangeland rental, and can help inform policy interventions to harness individuals' psychology in the development of more prosperous rangeland transfer systems in pastoral regions of China.
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