Psychological factors that influence farmers' intention to adopt climate resilience agriculture: Evidence from kenya

Casty Gatakaa Mbae Njoroge; Cathal O'Donoghue

doi:10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101366

Psychological factors that influence farmers' intention to adopt climate resilience agriculture: Evidence from kenya

Casty Gatakaa Mbae Njoroge^*
, Cathal O'Donoghue

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Agriculture is the mainstay of Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) economy, yet the sector's productivity is declining due to climate change, extreme weather variability, and population pressure. Despite several initiatives, the adoption of climate-resilient agriculture (CRA) by farmers remains low. Focusing on Kenya, this study utilises an extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) Model to examine socio-psychological factors influencing farmers in adopting CRA. This fills a knowledge gap, as it goes beyond traditional cost-benefit analyses by considering individual and community-level behaviors, attitudes, and capabilities. The study also contributes to the TPB literature by extending its scope to include ABC, perceived usefulness, perceived barriers/drivers, and farm and farmer characteristics.

Original language	English
Article number	101366
Number of pages	13
Journal	Sustainable Futures
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101366
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2025

Keywords

climate change
farmers
psychology
sustainable agriculture
Theory of Planned Behaviour
PLANNED BEHAVIOR
MANAGEMENT

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