Anjum, Fouzia, Muhammad, Sher, Siddiqui, Badar, Khan, Farhat, Yaseen, Muhammad, Anjum, Muhammad (2025). Predicting Farmers’ Behavioral Intentions towards Adoption of Essential Oil Extraction Practices Using Structural Equation Modeling. , 27(6), 1337-1349. doi: 10.48311/jast.2025.24089
Fouzia Anjum; Sher Muhammad; Badar Siddiqui; Farhat Khan; Muhammad Yaseen; Muhammad Anjum. "Predicting Farmers’ Behavioral Intentions towards Adoption of Essential Oil Extraction Practices Using Structural Equation Modeling". , 27, 6, 2025, 1337-1349. doi: 10.48311/jast.2025.24089
Anjum, Fouzia, Muhammad, Sher, Siddiqui, Badar, Khan, Farhat, Yaseen, Muhammad, Anjum, Muhammad (2025). 'Predicting Farmers’ Behavioral Intentions towards Adoption of Essential Oil Extraction Practices Using Structural Equation Modeling', , 27(6), pp. 1337-1349. doi: 10.48311/jast.2025.24089
Anjum, Fouzia, Muhammad, Sher, Siddiqui, Badar, Khan, Farhat, Yaseen, Muhammad, Anjum, Muhammad Predicting Farmers’ Behavioral Intentions towards Adoption of Essential Oil Extraction Practices Using Structural Equation Modeling. , 2025; 27(6): 1337-1349. doi: 10.48311/jast.2025.24089

Predicting Farmers’ Behavioral Intentions towards Adoption of Essential Oil Extraction Practices Using Structural Equation Modeling

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Article 8, Volume 27, Issue 6, November and December 2025, Pages 1337-1349    PDF (4.77 M)
Document Type: Original Research
DOI: 10.48311/jast.2025.24089
Authors
Fouzia Anjum1; Sher Muhammad* 1; Badar Siddiqui2; Farhat Khan1; Muhammad Yaseen3; Muhammad Anjum4
1Department of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
2Department of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
3Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Studies, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan.
4Department of Computer Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Abstract
Smallholder farmers in northern Punjab struggle to adopt sustainable practices like essential oil extraction, despite their potential to improve livelihoods. Core elements from theory of planned behavior, technology acceptance model, and innovation diffusion theory are amalgamated to develop an adoption model that is subsequently analyzed using structural equation model. The results unveil significant mediating effects involving attitudes (perceived usefulness, easiness), normative concerns (social influence), and indicating maximum variation (R2) regarding by-product preparation (0.76) and steam distillation (0.65). The model successfully accounts moderating effects of socioeconomic variables, indicating a robust association among latent variables. Hence, improving the adoption behavior among smallholders necessitates a focus on socio-psychological and socioeconomic factors.



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Keywords
Aromatic growers; Decision-making; Innovation Diffusion
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