Asghar Bagheri

Scopus Publications

Farmers’ willingness to use and pay for treated wastewater in the context of untreated wastewater availability
Water and Soil Management and Modeling, 2025
Pesticide Use in Cucumber Cultivation in Iran: A Systematic Review of Environmental and Health Impacts
Amin Pirmoghani, Behzad Shahmoradi, Asghar Bagheri
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2025
Background: Rapid population growth is putting pressure on agriculture to meet food demands with limited land and water. This has led to increased crop production and greater use of agrochemicals, especially pesticides. However, their impact on biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health—particularly in communities near agricultural areas—is a growing concern. Methods: This systematic review followed three main steps: literature search, study selection, and data extraction. The searches were conducted in PubMed and Scopus using core keywords and synonyms. Relevant papers were screened by title, abstract, and full text. Also, VOSviewer software was used to visualize and assess bibliographic data. Results: Pesticides have both acute (e.g., nausea, headaches, skin and eye irritation) and chronic effects (e.g., respiratory issues, memory disorders, depression, cancer, and infertility). Residues in crops, groundwater, and surface water pose risks to humans and ecosystems. Improper pesticide management, failure to follow pre-harvest interval (PHI), and inadequate washing or peeling can result in residues exceeding maximum residue limits (MRLs), threatening food safety. Proposed strategies to mitigate these risks include reducing pesticide use, improving spraying practices, training farmers, adopting sustainable methods like integrated pest management, and leveraging new technologies. Simple practices like washing, peeling, and low-temperature storage can also reduce residues. Conclusion: Pesticide use should follow recommended guidelines. While transitioning to natural farming can reduce environmental and health impacts, social and cultural barriers limit its adoption in developing countries. Practical, context-specific solutions are urgently needed to reduce pesticide residues and ensure food safety.
Famers’ Intention to Use Precision Farming Technologies, Application of the Extended Technology Acceptance Model: A Case in Ardabil Province
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2025
Occupational Exposure to Pesticides, Personal Protection, and Willingness to Reduce Chemical Sprayings Among Iranian Greenhouse Farmers
Asghar Bagheri, Ziba Shirzadi, Ali Akbar Shokohian, Abolmohammad Bondori, Christos A. Damalas
Journal of Agromedicine, 2025
OBJECTIVES: The level of greenhouse farmers' personal protection in pesticide use and the possibility of environmental protection through farmers' willingness to reduce chemical sprayings were assessed in Khuzestan Province, Iran. METHODS: A survey of 80 active greenhouse vegetable growers was carried out in 2021 with face-to-face interviews. Willingness to reduce chemical sprayings was examined with the theory of planned behavior (TPB) model. RESULTS: Several intoxication symptoms were reported, with the most common symptom of pesticide intoxication being dizziness. Farmers showed unsafe or rather unsafe use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during pesticide handling. The maximum use of PPE pertained to the use of mask, spray clothing, and long-sleeved shirts. On a scale from 1 (= totally disagree) to 5 (= totally agree), the respondents showed negative attitudes towards reducing chemical sprayings (mean = 2.30), rather low levels of subjective norms (mean = 2.67), and rather low levels of perceived behavioral control over reduction of chemical sprayings (mean = 2.76). The TPB variables accounted for 73% of the variance in farmers' behavioral intention. Overall, farmers' behavioral intention to reduce chemical sprayings was almost neutral. CONCLUSION: Increasing knowledge of the adverse effects of pesticides on health is necessary to promote safety behavior of farmers in the greenhouse.
Application of the theory of planned behavior to model the intention and behavior of tomato growers in pesticide exposure
Amin Pirmoghani, B. Shahmoradi, P. Taymoori, Asghar Bagheri, Parisa Nasrollahi, Zhino Karimi, Farough Mohammadian, Naier Emami, H.J. Choi
Heliyon, 2024
Widespread and indiscriminate use of pesticides has become one of the most important environmental and public health problems around the world. This study was conducted with the aim of applying the theory of planned behavior model to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of tomato growers in the face of pesticides in agricultural lands located in Kurdistan province, western Iran. We included 300 tomato growers in this study and they filled up a standard TPB questionnaire containing questions about basic information, knowledge, attitude and behavior about pesticides and their actions for disposing of the residual spray solution, washing place of pesticide sprayer, and the disposal of water from washing the equipment. Most of the respondents, 86.7 %, had not participated in promotional classes on how to dispose of the residual solution. Approximately 46.15, 38.46, and 15.39 % of pesticides contained moderately toxic, slightly toxic and practically non-toxic compounds, respectively. More than two-thirds (89 %) of the tomato growers stated that they leave the water from washing the equipment in the field. In addition, among the three variables of TPB, attitudes had the highest score (3.38), which indicated the positive to relatively neutral attitude of farmers towards the safe use of pesticides. These findings can be useful for planners and environmental organizations to make effective interventions to reduce environmental pollution caused by pesticides. Since the incorrect use of pesticides is one of the important environmental and health factors, education and awareness programs can help farmers to consider the correct use of pesticides and environmental protection more.
Protective behavior in chemical spraying among farmers of northern Iran
Abolmohammad Bondori, Asghar Bagheri, Christos A. Damalas
Environment Development and Sustainability, 2024
Extension Experts"Intentions to use Precision Agricultural Technologies, a Test with the Technology Acceptance Model
Asghar Bagheri, Javad Tarighi, Naier Emami, Mariusz Szymanek
Acta Technologica Agriculturae, 2024
Precision agriculture (PA) is a farm management strategy that relies on various technologies to improve the productivity and sustainability of farming operations. The adoption of PA entails on-farm and off-farm benefits; however, the adoption rates remain low in Iran. Using the socio-psychological framework of the technology acceptance model (TAM), this study examined agricultural extension experts‘ intentions to use precision agricultural technologies (PATs) in Ardabil province, Iran. Structural equation modelling (SEM-PLS) was used to map the components of the TAM (perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and attitudes toward PATs). All the components of the TAM showed a significant effect on experts‘ intentions, confirming the importance of socio-psychological variables in predicting agricultural experts‘ decision to apply PATs. Experts perceived PATs as helpful and relatively easy to use. In addition, they had positive attitudes toward PATs and intended to use most PA technologies. The TAM posits that two attitudinal components of perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEU) determine acceptance and use. PU is the degree to which one believes using technology would enhance job performance, while PEU is the degree to which using technology is free of effort. The results showed that PEU and PU had a positive impact on attitudes. The three constructs positively affected behavioural intention toward the application of PATs and explained 68.8% of the variance of this construct. Due to the novelty of PA in the country, PEU was the most critical determinant of intention.
Monitoring point source pollution by pesticide use: an analysis of farmers’ environmental behavior in waste disposal
Asghar Bagheri, Naier Emami, Christos A. Damalas
Environment Development and Sustainability, 2023
Factors affecting rice wastage in Mazandaran Province, Iran
Ebrahim Ebrahimi, Asghar Bagheri, Mojtaba Sookhtanlou, Fathollah Keshavarz Shal
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2023
This study investigated factors influencing rice wastage in Mazandaran Province, Iran. The wastage was estimated by a combination of the Delphi technique and interviews. Nineteen experts were sampled by snowball sampling for the Delphi technique. In addition, a sample of 258 farmers was sampled using Cochran's formula. Ordinal logistic regression using STATA Software was employed for data analysis. According to the results, 12 local factors influencing rice wastage were derived among which 'pests (Chilo suppressalis, Ephydra afghanica Dahl, etc.)', accounting for 5% of the wastage, was found to be the most important cause of wastage in the region. The findings also showed six factors - including age, educational level, farm area, mean crop yield, number of machines owned, and waste management knowledge - had significant and positive impact on increasing the wastage and discriminated the paddy growers in four groups, i.e., farmers with low, relatively low, relatively high and high wastage.
Farmers’ intended and actual adoption of soil and water conservation practices
Asghar Bagheri, Ali Teymouri
Agricultural Water Management, 2022
Modeling farmers’ intention for safe pesticide use: the role of risk perception and use of information sources
Abolmohammad Bondori, Asghar Bagheri, Mojtaba Sookhtanlou, Christos A. Damalas
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021
Horticultural products irrigated with treated sewage: are they acceptable?
Zoherh Deh-Haghi, Asghar Bagheri, Christos A. Damalas, Zahra Fotourehchi
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021
Farmers' behavior in reading and using risk information displayed on pesticide labels: a test with the theory of planned behavior
Asghar Bagheri, Naier Emami, Christos A Damalas
Pest Management Science, 2021
Assessment of farmers’ understanding of the pictograms displayed on pesticide labels
Asghar Bagheri, Sahar Pirmoazen, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021
Use of biologic inputs among cereal farmers: application of technology acceptance model
Asghar Bagheri, Abolmohammad Bondori, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Jhalukpreya Surujlal
Environment Development and Sustainability, 2021
Farmers' behavior towards safe pesticide handling: An analysis with the theory of planned behavior
Asghar Bagheri, Naier Emami, Christos A. Damalas
Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Orchard farmers’ attitudes towards pesticides waste management in Meshkinshahr county, Iran
Iranian Journal of Health and Environment, 2020
Farmers’ acceptance and willingness to pay for using treated wastewater in crop irrigation: A survey in western Iran
Zoherh Deh-Haghi, Asghar Bagheri, Zahra Fotourehchi, Christos A. Damalas
Agricultural Water Management, 2020
Retraction notice to “Pesticide use in cereal production in Moghan plain, Iran: Risk knowledge and farmers’ attitudes” [Crop. Prot. (2018) 117–124](S0261219418301005)(10.1016/j.cropro.2018.04.009)
Abolmohammad Bondori, Asghar Bagheri, Mojtaba Sookhtanlou, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Christos A. Damalas
Crop Protection, 2020
Assessing farmers’ knowledge of Moghan plain about the consequences of chemical pesticides for community health, the environment, and food security
Iranian Journal of Health and Environment, 2020
Information needs and information seeking behaviour of dairy farm managers
International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics, 2020
Retraction notice to “Challenges for efficient land use in rice production of northern Iran: The use of modern cultivars among small-scale farmers” (Land Use Policy (2018) 76 (29–35), (S0264837718301820), (10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.04.044))
Daryoush Ashoori, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Christos A. Damalas, Asghar Bagheri
Land Use Policy, 2019
Retraction notice to “Use of personal protective equipment towards pesticide exposure: Farmers' attitudes and determinants of behavior” [Science of the Total Environment 639 (2018) 1156-1163](S0048969718318540)(10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.203)
Abolmohammad Bondori, Asghar Bagheri, Christos A. Damalas, Mohammad S. Allahyari
Science of the Total Environment, 2019
Adoption determinants of modern rice cultivars among smallholders of Northern Iran
Dariush Ashoori, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Asghar Bagheri, Christos A. Damalas
Agriculture Switzerland, 2019
Modeling farmers’ intention to use pesticides: An expanded version of the theory of planned behavior
Asghar Bagheri, Abolmohammad Bondori, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Christos A. Damalas
Journal of Environmental Management, 2019
Modeling cereal farmers’ intended and actual adoption of integrated crop management (ICM) practices
Asghar Bagheri, Abolmohammad Bondori, Christos A. Damalas
Journal of Rural Studies, 2019
Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of pesticide use in apple farms of northern Iran: impact on safety behavior
Asghar Bagheri, Naier Emami, Christos A. Damalas, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019
Pesticide waste disposal among farmers of Moghan region of Iran: current trends and determinants of behavior
Abolmohammad Bondori, Asghar Bagheri, Mohammad S. Allahyari, Christos A. Damalas
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019
Pesticide handling practices, health risks, and determinants of safety behavior among Iranian apple farmers
Asghar Bagheri, Naier Emami, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Christos A. Damalas
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 2018
Use of personal protective equipment towards pesticide exposure: Farmers’ attitudes and determinants of behavior
Abolmohammad Bondori, Asghar Bagheri, Christos A. Damalas, Mohammad S. Allahyari
Science of the Total Environment, 2018
Pesticide use in cereal production in Moghan Plain, Iran: Risk knowledge and farmers’ attitudes
Abolmohammad Bondori, Asghar Bagheri, Mojtaba Sookhtanlou, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Christos A. Damalas
Crop Protection, 2018
Challenges for efficient land use in rice production of northern Iran: The use of modern cultivars among small-scale farmers
Daryoush Ashoori, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Christos A. Damalas, Asghar Bagheri
Land Use Policy, 2018
Understanding the attitudes and practices of paddy farmers for enhancing soil and water conservation in Northern Iran
Dariush Ashoori, Asghar Bagheri, Mohammad Sadegh Allahyari, Anastasios Michailidis
International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2016
An examination of soil and water conservation practices in the paddy fields of Guilan province, Iran
DARYOUSH ASHOORI, ASGHAR BAGHERI, MOHAMMAD S. ALLAHYARI, AHMAD S. AL-RIMAWI
Anais Da Academia Brasileira De Ciencias, 2016
Potato growers’ risk perception: A case study in ardabil province of Iran
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2016
Interpretation on biological control adoption of the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker) in north part of Iran: Application for technology acceptance model (TAM)
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2016
Comparative analysis of characteristics of adopters and non-adopters of artificial insemination in Ardabil province of Iran
Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, 2011
Adoption and non-adoption of sprinkler irrigation technology in Ardabil Province of Iran
African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2011
Potato farmers' perceptions of sustainable agriculture: The case of Ardabil province of Iran
Asghar Bagheri
Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2010
Perceptions of paddy farmers towards sustainable agricultural technologies: Case of haraz catchments area in Mazandaran province of Iran
A. Bagheri, H. Shabanali Fami, A. Rezvanfar, A. Asadi, S. Yazdani
American Journal of Applied Sciences, 2008

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نیت کشاورزان به سازگاری با تغییرات اقلیمی، کاربرد مدل توسعه‌یافته تلفیق تئوری‌های رفتار برنامه‌ریزی‌شده و انگیزش حفاظت ‎
باقری, امامی, نیر ‎
پژوهش های روستائی 16 (2), 125-140 , 2025 ‎
2025
Farmers’ Intention to Adapt to Climate Change: An Application of an Extended Version of Integrated Planned Behavior and Protection Motivation Theories
A Bagheri, N Emami
Journal of Rural Research 16 (2), 125-140 , 2025
2025
Citations: 2
Occupational exposure to pesticides, personal protection, and willingness to reduce chemical sprayings among Iranian greenhouse farmers
A Bagheri, Z Shirzadi, AA Shokohian, A Bondori, CA Damalas
Journal of Agromedicine 30 (1), 14-26 , 2025
2025
Citations: 4
Famers’ Intention to Use Precision Farming Technologies, Application of the Extended Technology Acceptance Model: A Case in Ardabil Province
A Bagheri, N Emami
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 27 (1), 81-95 , 2025
2025
Citations: 3
Application of the theory of planned behavior to model the intention and behavior of tomato growers in pesticide exposure
A Pirmoghani, B Shahmoradi, P Taymoori, A Bagheri, P Nasrollahi, ...
Heliyon 10 (15) , 2024
2024
Citations: 13
Protective behavior in chemical spraying among farmers of northern Iran
A Bondori, A Bagheri, CA Damalas
Environment, Development and Sustainability 26 (7), 17673-17685 , 2024
2024
Citations: 6
Extension experts ‘intentions to use precision agricultural technologies, a test with the technology acceptance model
A Bagheri, J Tarighi, N Emami, M Szymanek
Acta Technologica Agriculturae 27 (2), 84-91 , 2024
2024
Citations: 13
عامل‌های تاثیرگذار بر رفتار بهداشتی گلخانه‌داران استان خوزستان نسبت به آفت‌کش-ها ‎
باقری, شیرزادی, زیبا, بندری, ابوالمحمد, سواری مببینی ‎
مطالعات علوم محیط زیست 9 (1), 8134-8145 , 2024 ‎
2024
Factors affecting hygiene behavior of greenhouse owners of khozestan on pesticides
A Bagheri, Z Shirzadi, A Bondori, A Sawari Mobini
Journal of Environmental Science Studies 9 (1), 8134-8145 , 2024
2024
Citations: 3
Monitoring point source pollution by pesticide use: an analysis of farmers’ environmental behavior in waste disposal: A. Bagheri et al.
A Bagheri, N Emami, CA Damalas
Environment, Development and Sustainability 25 (7), 6711-6726 , 2023
2023
Citations: 21
Perceptions of agricultural experts towards barriersto the adoption of precision agriculture
A Bagheri, N Emami
International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development 13 (2), 103-114 , 2023
2023
Citations: 8
Factors affecting rice wastage in Mazandaran Province, Iran
E Ebrahimi, A Bagheri, M Sookhtanlou, FK Shal
International Journal of Environment and Waste Management 31 (3), 308-324 , 2023
2023
Occupational exposure to pesticides and safety behavior among Iranian greenhouse farmers
A Bagheri, Z Shirzadi, M Sookhtanlou, A Shokohian, A Bondori, ...
2022
Citations: 2
Farmers’ intended and actual adoption of soil and water conservation practices
A Bagheri, A Teymouri
Agricultural Water Management 259, 107244 , 2022
2022
Citations: 63
Modeling farmers’ intention for safe pesticide use: the role of risk perception and use of information sources
A Bondori, A Bagheri, M Sookhtanlou, CA Damalas
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (47), 66677-66686 , 2021
2021
Citations: 32
Horticultural products irrigated with treated sewage: are they acceptable?
Z Deh-Haghi, A Bagheri, CA Damalas, Z Fotourehchi
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (38), 54057-54068 , 2021
2021
Citations: 10
Farmers' behavior in reading and using risk information displayed on pesticide labels: a test with the theory of planned behavior
A Bagheri, N Emami, CA Damalas
Pest Management Science 77 (6), 2903-2913 , 2021
2021
Citations: 55
Assessment of farmers’ understanding of the pictograms displayed on pesticide labels
B Asghar, P Sahar, AM Sadegh
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (14), 17812-17825 , 2021
2021
Assessment of farmers’ understanding of the pictograms displayed on pesticide labels
A Bagheri, S Pirmoazen, MS Allahyari
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (14), 17812-17825 , 2021
2021
Citations: 25
Use of biologic inputs among cereal farmers: application of technology acceptance model
A Bagheri, A Bondori, MS Allahyari, J Surujlal
Environment, Development and Sustainability 23 (4), 5165-5181 , 2021
2021
Citations: 56

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Modeling farmers’ intention to use pesticides: An expanded version of the theory of planned behavior
A Bagheri, A Bondori, MS Allahyari, CA Damalas
Journal of environmental management 248, 109291 , 2019
2019
Citations: 341
Farmers' behavior towards safe pesticide handling: An analysis with the theory of planned behavior
A Bagheri, N Emami, CA Damalas
Science of the total Environment 751, 141709 , 2021
2021
Citations: 177
Pesticide handling practices, health risks, and determinants of safety behavior among Iranian apple farmers
A Bagheri, N Emami, MS Allahyari, CA Damalas
Human and ecological risk assessment: an international journal 24 (8), 2209-2223 , 2018
2018
Citations: 153
Perceptions of paddy farmers towards sustainable agricultural technologies: case of Haraz catchments area in Mazandaran province of Iran.
A Bagheri, HS Fami, A Rezvanfar, A Asadi, S Yazdani
2008
Citations: 125
Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of pesticide use in apple farms of northern Iran: impact on safety behavior
A Bagheri, N Emami, CA Damalas, MS Allahyari
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26 (9), 9343-9351 , 2019
2019
Citations: 121
Farmers’ acceptance and willingness to pay for using treated wastewater in crop irrigation: A survey in western Iran
Z Deh-Haghi, A Bagheri, Z Fotourehchi, CA Damalas
Agricultural Water Management 239, 106262 , 2020
2020
Citations: 87
Pesticide waste disposal among farmers of Moghan region of Iran: current trends and determinants of behavior
A Bondori, A Bagheri, MS Allahyari, CA Damalas
Environmental monitoring and assessment 191 (1), 30 , 2019
2019
Citations: 84
RETRACTED: Use of personal protective equipment towards pesticide exposure: Farmers' attitudes and determinants of behavior
A Bondori, A Bagheri, CA Damalas, MS Allahyari
Science of the total environment 639, 1156-1163 , 2018
2018
Citations: 82
Potato farmers’ perceptions of sustainable agriculture: the case of Ardabil province of Iran
A Bagheri
Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences 5, 1977-1981 , 2010
2010
Citations: 76
Farmers’ intended and actual adoption of soil and water conservation practices
A Bagheri, A Teymouri
Agricultural Water Management 259, 107244 , 2022
2022
Citations: 63
Modeling cereal farmers’ intended and actual adoption of integrated crop management (ICM) practices
A Bagheri, A Bondori, CA Damalas
Journal of Rural Studies 70, 58-65 , 2019
2019
Citations: 62
Use of biologic inputs among cereal farmers: application of technology acceptance model
A Bagheri, A Bondori, MS Allahyari, J Surujlal
Environment, Development and Sustainability 23 (4), 5165-5181 , 2021
2021
Citations: 56
Farmers' behavior in reading and using risk information displayed on pesticide labels: a test with the theory of planned behavior
A Bagheri, N Emami, CA Damalas
Pest Management Science 77 (6), 2903-2913 , 2021
2021
Citations: 55
Retracted: Pesticide use in cereal production in Moghan Plain, Iran: Risk knowledge and farmers’ attitudes
A Bondori, A Bagheri, M Sookhtanlou, MS Allahyari, CA Damalas
Crop Protection 110, 117-124 , 2018
2018
Citations: 55
Understanding the attitudes and practices of paddy farmers for enhancing soil and water conservation in Northern Iran
D Ashoori, A Bagheri, MS Allahyari, A Michailidis
International Soil and Water Conservation Research 4 (4), 260-266 , 2016
2016
Citations: 55
Adoption and non-adoption of sprinkler irrigation technology in Ardabil Province of Iran
A Bagheri, A Ghorbani
African Journal of Agricultural Research 6 (5), 1085-1089 , 2011
2011
Citations: 39
An examination of soil and water conservation practices in the paddy fields of Guilan province, Iran
D Ashoori, A Bagheri, MS Allahyari, AS Al-Rimawi
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 88, 959-971 , 2016
2016
Citations: 33
Potato growers’ risk perception: A case study in Ardabil Province of Iran
A Bagheri, H Shabanali Fami
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 18 (1), 55-65 , 2016
2016
Citations: 33
Modeling farmers’ intention for safe pesticide use: the role of risk perception and use of information sources
A Bondori, A Bagheri, M Sookhtanlou, CA Damalas
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (47), 66677-66686 , 2021
2021
Citations: 32
Assessment of farmers’ understanding of the pictograms displayed on pesticide labels
A Bagheri, S Pirmoazen, MS Allahyari
Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28 (14), 17812-17825 , 2021
2021
Citations: 25

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