The variable that entered the regression model first
was ‘extension contacts’ considered alone; this variable
explained 37.3% of the variance for farmers’ attitude. The
second variable that entered into model was ‘Farmers
knowledge about sustainable agriculture’ and explained
6.2% of the variance. The third was ‘Job satisfaction’ and
explained 7.6% of the variable alone and finally the
forth variable was ‘literacy’ that explained 1.5% of the
scale.