Factors Affecting the Adaptive Behavior of Farmers in Kermanshah Province under Water Scarcity Conditions: The Role of Risk Perception and Self-Efficacy in the Theory of Planned Behavior

摘要: water scarcity is one of the risks of the agricultural sector, especially in arid and semi-arid regions, and it is predicted that its situation will worsen in the future. To minimize the effects of water scarcity on the agricultural sector, water-scarce countries such as Iran must adopt effective adaptation strategies. This requires investigating the influencing factors on the behavior and adaptation intention of actors in the agricultural sector. Therefore, the present research was conducted to identify factors influencing the behavior of water scarcity adaptation among farmers in Kermanshah province. The statistical population of this research was 32,753 irrigated wheat farmers of Kermanshah province, and a sample of 380 of them were selected for the research using the multi-stage cluster sampling method with the proportional assignment and based on the Krejcie and Morgan table. Data collection in this research was done …