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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022

Exploring Influence of Communication Campaigns in Promoting Regenerative Farming Through Diminishing Farmers' Resistance to Innovation: An Innovation Resistance Theory Perspective From Global South.

Qiang Jin, Syed Hassan Raza, Nasir Mahmood, Umer Zaman, Iqra Saeed, Muhammad Yousaf, Shahbaz Aslam

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Qiang JinIntercultural Communication Research Center, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Syed Hassan RazaDepartment of Communication Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Nasir MahmoodFaculty of Education, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Umer ZamanEndicott College of International Studies, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea.
Iqra SaeedSchool of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Muhammad YousafCentre for Media and Communication Studies, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan.
Shahbaz AslamDepartment of Media and Communication Studies, Comsat University, Lahore, Pakistan.

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Climate change and farming malpractices (e.g., harmful pesticides use) are harmful to the globe's productive soil and biodiversity, thereby posing a hazard to the survival of future generations. Innovative technologies provide continuous smart conservation solutions, such as regenerative farming, to confront the ongoing climate crisis and maintain biodiversity. Albeit, regenerative farming has the potential to conserve climate change by upgrading the soil's organic materials and reinstating biodiversity leading to carbon attenuation. However, a critical problem remains concerning adapting conservation farming practices that can assist low-income farmers. In this scenario, theoretical-driven communication campaigns are critical for addressing individuals' resistance to innovation. Thereby, this research uncovers the moderating influence of the numerous communication tools in determining the adoption of regenerative farming through diminishing farmers' resistance to innovation. The study employed a cross-sectional design vis-à-vis a survey method. A sample of 863 farmers participated by responding to the self-administrated questionnaire. In line with prior theories, the study's results identified that communication campaigns such as public service advertisements and informative scientific documentaries could reduce the resistance to innovation that increases the attitude toward the adoption of regenerative farming with varied intensity. Besides, informational support also remained a significant contributor in determining the intention to adopt regenerative farming. This specifies that implanting habits of conservation farming requires the initiation of communication campaigns using different media content. These results may be advantageous for policymakers to influence farmers' intentions to adopt regenerative farming.

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