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Farmers’ decision-making in adopting organic agriculture to support agricultural biosecurity
La toma de decisiones de los agricultores en la adopción de la agricultura orgánica para apoyar la bioseguridad agrícola
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https://doi.org/10.15446/rfnam.v79.122111Keywords:
Organic farming adoption, Farmers’ decision-making, Agricultural biosecurity, Sustainable agriculture, Market access (en)Adopción de la agricultura orgánica, Toma de decisiones de los agricultores, Bioseguridad agrícola, Agricultura sostenible, Acceso al mercado (es)
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This study aims to analyze farmers’ decision-making in adopting organic agriculture to support agricultural biosecurity at the farm level in rural areas. The research was conducted among 60 organic farmers on Ambon and Saparua Islands, selected through purposive sampling. A mixed-method approach was applied, combining qualitative analysis to contextualize agricultural biosecurity as farm-level practices for environmental protection, input safety, and sustainable production, with quantitative analysis using SEM-PLS to examine factors influencing adoption decisions. The results indicate that organic agriculture contributes to agricultural biosecurity by enhancing environmental protection, reducing chemical dependency, and supporting sustainable crop production. Quantitative findings reveal that community support and the availability of production inputs and marketing networks significantly influence farmers’ decisions to adopt organic agriculture. Among these factors, the availability of inputs and marketing networks shows the strongest direct effect on adoption, indicating that access to resources and market connectivity plays a crucial role in strengthening farm-level biosecurity practices. Overall, the study highlights that farmers prioritize environmentally friendly, healthy, and high-quality agricultural production, and that strengthening institutional support and market access is essential to promote organic agriculture as a strategy for agricultural biosecurity in rural areas.
Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la toma de decisiones de los agricultores en la adopción de la agricultura orgánica para apoyar la bioseguridad agrícola a nivel de finca en zonas rurales. La investigación se realizó con una muestra de 60 agricultores orgánicos de las islas Ambon y Saparua, seleccionados mediante muestreo intencional. Se utilizó un enfoque de métodos mixtos, combinando un análisis cualitativo para contextualizar la bioseguridad agrícola como prácticas a nivel de finca orientadas a la protección ambiental, la seguridad de los insumos y la producción sostenible, con un análisis cuantitativo mediante SEM-PLS para examinar los factores que influyen en la adopción. Los resultados muestran que la agricultura orgánica contribuye a la bioseguridad agrícola al mejorar la protección del medio ambiente, reducir la dependencia de insumos químicos y fortalecer la producción sostenible. Los resultados cuantitativos indican que el apoyo comunitario y la disponibilidad de insumos y redes de comercialización influyen de manera significativa en la decisión de los agricultores de adoptar la agricultura orgánica. Entre estos factores, la disponibilidad de insumos y el acceso a los mercados presentan el efecto directo más fuerte, lo que resalta la importancia del acceso a recursos y la conectividad del mercado para reforzar las prácticas de bioseguridad a nivel de finca. En conjunto, el estudio evidencia que los agricultores priorizan una producción agrícola ecológica, saludable y de alta calidad, y que el fortalecimiento del apoyo institucional y del acceso al mercado es clave para promover la agricultura orgánica como una estrategia de bioseguridad agrícola en las zonas rurales.
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