Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia
Poverty is one of the most serious challenges confronting paddy farmers worldwide, including those in Malaysia. Off-farm employment is an alternative strategy and has the potential to improve the income and well-being of the paddy farmers. This study assesses the off-farm employment decision among 5...
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| description | Poverty is one of the most serious challenges confronting paddy farmers worldwide, including those in Malaysia. Off-farm employment is an alternative strategy and has the potential to improve the income and well-being of the paddy farmers. This study assesses the off-farm employment decision among 500 paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas. Specifically, the study determines the relationship between the determinants of off-farm employment and the off-farm participation decision using descriptive analysis and logit regression methods. The results reveal that the farmers’ age, gender and number of dependants, as well as other income and the type of farm were the variables that influenced their likelihood to engage in off-farm employment. Evidently, the variables of farm size and level of education were insignificant in affecting off-farm participation. |
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| spelling | upm-158842019-11-12T02:53:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15884/ Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia Man, Norsida Ismaila, Sadiya Sami Poverty is one of the most serious challenges confronting paddy farmers worldwide, including those in Malaysia. Off-farm employment is an alternative strategy and has the potential to improve the income and well-being of the paddy farmers. This study assesses the off-farm employment decision among 500 paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas. Specifically, the study determines the relationship between the determinants of off-farm employment and the off-farm participation decision using descriptive analysis and logit regression methods. The results reveal that the farmers’ age, gender and number of dependants, as well as other income and the type of farm were the variables that influenced their likelihood to engage in off-farm employment. Evidently, the variables of farm size and level of education were insignificant in affecting off-farm participation. Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 2009 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15884/1/Off-farm%20employment%20participation%20among%20paddy%20farmers%20in%20the%20Muda%20Agricultural%20Development%20Authority%20and%20Kemasin%20Semerak%20granary%20areas%20of%20Malaysia.pdf Man, Norsida and Ismaila, Sadiya Sami (2009) Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia. Asia-Pacific Development Journal, 16 (2). pp. 141-153. ISSN 1020-1246 https://www.unescap.org/publications/asia-pacific-development-journal-vol-16-no2-december-2009 |
| spellingShingle | Man, Norsida Ismaila, Sadiya Sami Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia |
| title | Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia |
| title_full | Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia |
| title_short | Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia |
| title_sort | off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the muda agricultural development authority and kemasin semerak granary areas of malaysia |
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