Table 5 Outer loadings of sustainable agriculture adoption factors
Factor/indicator | Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Practices (ASAP) | Information Resources (IR) | Social features (S) |
|---|---|---|---|
ASAP1—Practice farm waste collection | 0.762 | ||
ASAP2—Organise educational classes on sustainable agriculture and climate change | 0.881 | ||
ASAP3—Promote protection of arable lands | 0.942 | ||
ASAP4—Protection of forest from illegal mining (galamsey) activities | 0.856 | ||
ASAP5—Implementation of environmental protection projects | 0.929 | ||
ASAP6—Use non-chemical methods to combat crop-associated pests and diseases | 0.936 | ||
ASAP7—Use green manure and organic fertilizers, etc. in crop farming | 0.867 | ||
IR1—Surfing the net on environmental protection | 0.738 | ||
IR2—Watch educational movies on environmental protection | 0.731 | ||
IR3—Communication with experts on environmental protection and climate change | 0.832 | ||
IR4—Awareness on aftermaths of destroying the environment on climate change | 0.826 | ||
IR5—Use newspaper, magazine, radio and television on environmental protection | 0.738 | ||
S1—Interest of farmer in group activities related to environmental protection | 0.806 | ||
S2—Communication with other farmers | 0.758 | ||
S3—Communication with agricultural service centers | 0.791 | ||
S4—Refer to farmer for farming difficulties | 0.586 | ||
S5—Communication of farmer with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 0.656 |