Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia

Paddy is an important crop in Malaysia and it is vital for the nation's food security. Apart from this, the statistic also has proven that paddy industry in Malaysia has generated stable income for the country. Such income generation has reflected the success of this industry. Nonetheless, is t...

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Main Authors: Fahmi, Zaim, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Abdullah, Haslinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28174/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28174/1/28174.pdf
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description Paddy is an important crop in Malaysia and it is vital for the nation's food security. Apart from this, the statistic also has proven that paddy industry in Malaysia has generated stable income for the country. Such income generation has reflected the success of this industry. Nonetheless, is the success of this industry has any impact on the paddy farmers particularly on their well-being? This query has become the main objective of this paper which is to discover the impingement factors of paddy farmers’ well-being. This is qualitative study where data were gained from documents and literature analyses. Based on the analyses performed, it can be seen that factors such as financial, social and human should be considered to further enhance the farmers’ well-being.
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spelling upm-281742017-10-20T08:58:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28174/ Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia Fahmi, Zaim Abu Samah, Bahaman Abdullah, Haslinda Paddy is an important crop in Malaysia and it is vital for the nation's food security. Apart from this, the statistic also has proven that paddy industry in Malaysia has generated stable income for the country. Such income generation has reflected the success of this industry. Nonetheless, is the success of this industry has any impact on the paddy farmers particularly on their well-being? This query has become the main objective of this paper which is to discover the impingement factors of paddy farmers’ well-being. This is qualitative study where data were gained from documents and literature analyses. Based on the analyses performed, it can be seen that factors such as financial, social and human should be considered to further enhance the farmers’ well-being. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28174/1/28174.pdf Fahmi, Zaim and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Abdullah, Haslinda (2013) Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 9 (3). pp. 177-181. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/25289 10.5539/ass.v9n3p177
spellingShingle Fahmi, Zaim
Abu Samah, Bahaman
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Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia
title Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia
title_full Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia
title_fullStr Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia
title_short Paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in Malaysia
title_sort paddy industry and paddy farmers well-being: a success recipe for agriculture industry in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28174/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28174/1/28174.pdf