Assessing drivers of organic agriculture adoption among smallholder communities in Colombia: an application of the Technology acceptance model

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.contributor.affiliationInstituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellin, Colombia
dc.contributor.affiliationFundacion Escuela Colombiana de Mercadotecnia, Medellin, Colombia
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversidad del Sinu, Monteria, Colombia
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversidad de Medellín, Medellin, Colombia
dc.contributor.authorSilva-Cortés, A.
dc.contributor.authorVilla Enciso, E.M.
dc.contributor.authorCasadiego-Alzate, R.
dc.contributor.authorTirado-Ballestas, I.P.
dc.contributor.authorGallego, J.L.
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-03T19:34:43Z
dc.date.available2025-12-03T19:34:43Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionThis study examines the socio-psychological factors that influence the adoption of organic farming practices among Colombian smallholder farmers, applying an extended Technology acceptance model (TAM). Organic agriculture offers a pathway toward resilient and ecologically sustainable farming systems, yet adoption remains limited in many rural contexts. Using a structured online survey, data were collected from 350 farmers between February 2023 and May 2024 in the central region of Antioquia, Colombia. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was employed to assess the relationships among key constructs, including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, subjective norms, demonstrability of results, and perceived cost. Findings reveal that subjective norms emerged as the strongest social influence, significantly shaping both perceived usefulness and attitudes, underscoring the vital role of community, family, and peer dynamics. Perceived quality of results and demonstrability also enhanced perceived usefulness, highlighting the importance of tangible and observable benefits. Perceived ease of use had a strong effect on both usefulness and attitudes, confirming the importance of reducing complexity. In contrast, perceived cost did not negatively influence attitudes and was positively associated with usefulness, reflecting the complexity of financial considerations in adoption decisions. Overall, the model explained approximately 40% of the variance in farmers’ adoption intentions. Practical implications are discussed in the context of extension services, community-based diffusion strategies, and supportive policy frameworks to foster organic agriculture among smallholders in developing countries.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13165-025-00527-3
dc.identifier.instnameinstname:Universidad de Medellínspa
dc.identifier.issn18794246
dc.identifier.issn18794238
dc.identifier.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional Universidad de Medellínspa
dc.identifier.repourlrepourl:https://repository.udem.edu.co/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11407/9233
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyFacultad de Ingenieríasspa
dc.publisher.programIngeniería Ambientalspa
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-105017511662&doi=10.1007%2Fs13165-025-00527-3&partnerID=40&md5=a294bc149d9a43d3f734d306b9eb8d14
dc.relation.referencesAcevedo-Barrios, R. L., Bioprospecting of extremophilic perchlorate-reducing bacteria: report of promising Bacillus spp. isolated from sediments of the bay of Cartagena, Colombia, Biodegradation, 35, 5, pp. 601-620, (2024)
dc.relation.referencesAjzen, Icek, The theory of planned behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 50, 2, pp. 179-211, (1991)
dc.relation.referencesAjzen, Icek, Perceived behavioral control, self-efficacy, locus of control, and the theory of planned behavior, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 4, pp. 665-683, (2002)
dc.relation.referencesAkyüz, Nuray Cakirli, The impact of behavioral drivers on adoption of sustainable agricultural practices: The case of organic farming in Turkey, Sustainability (Switzerland), 12, 17, (2020)
dc.relation.referencesAl-Swidi, Abdullah Kaid, The role of subjective norms in theory of planned behavior in the context of organic food consumption, British Food Journal, 116, 10, pp. 1561-1580, (2014)
dc.relation.referencesAlomia-Hinojosa, Victoria, Exploring farmer perceptions of agricultural innovations for maize-legume intensification in the mid-hills region of Nepal, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 16, 1, pp. 74-93, (2018)
dc.relation.referencesArias Espana, Victor Andres, Contaminated land in Colombia: A critical review of current status and future approach for the management of contaminated sites, Science of the Total Environment, 618, pp. 199-209, (2018)
dc.relation.referencesSocial Research Update, (2001)
dc.relation.referencesAubert, Benoit A., IT as enabler of sustainable farming: An empirical analysis of farmers' adoption decision of precision agriculture technology, Decision Support Systems, 54, 1, pp. 510-520, (2012)
dc.relation.referencesBarrios-Latorre, Sergio Alejandro, Perspectives on agroecological transition: the case of Guachetá municipality, Colombia, Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 47, 3, pp. 382-412, (2023)
dc.rights.accesoRestricted access
dc.rights.accessrightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.sourceOrganic Agriculture
dc.sourceScopus
dc.titleAssessing drivers of organic agriculture adoption among smallholder communities in Colombia: an application of the Technology acceptance model
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.localArtículospa
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Archivos

Colecciones

Indexados Scopus