Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia

Because on-farm income has played an important role in rural livelihood, it is important to comprehend the influential factors behind its productivity in order to improve farmers' income and support future agricultural developments in subgranary areas like Sungai Petani. The objective of this s...

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Main Authors: Terano, Rika, Mohamed, Zainal Abidin, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Abd. Latif, Ismail
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Language:English
Published: Routledge 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29369/
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author Terano, Rika
Mohamed, Zainal Abidin
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Abd. Latif, Ismail
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Mohamed, Zainal Abidin
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Abd. Latif, Ismail
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description Because on-farm income has played an important role in rural livelihood, it is important to comprehend the influential factors behind its productivity in order to improve farmers' income and support future agricultural developments in subgranary areas like Sungai Petani. The objective of this study is to specify the influential determinants for yield and quantity of paddy production in the subgranary area. Surveys were conducted in Sungai Petani, Kedah state. Interviews with farmers covered the individual management schemes practiced in the area as well as the sociodemographic characteristics. Yield determination and the Cobb-Douglas production function estimation were applied to estimate significant factors influencing the productivity and the production. The result indicates that more labor input, quantity of seeds, and technical support in the farming pratice will bring a higher yield. By the same token the size of land and labor input can directly influence the quantity of paddy production.
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spelling upm-293692016-07-13T01:48:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29369/ Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia Terano, Rika Mohamed, Zainal Abidin Shamsudin, Mad Nasir Abd. Latif, Ismail Because on-farm income has played an important role in rural livelihood, it is important to comprehend the influential factors behind its productivity in order to improve farmers' income and support future agricultural developments in subgranary areas like Sungai Petani. The objective of this study is to specify the influential determinants for yield and quantity of paddy production in the subgranary area. Surveys were conducted in Sungai Petani, Kedah state. Interviews with farmers covered the individual management schemes practiced in the area as well as the sociodemographic characteristics. Yield determination and the Cobb-Douglas production function estimation were applied to estimate significant factors influencing the productivity and the production. The result indicates that more labor input, quantity of seeds, and technical support in the farming pratice will bring a higher yield. By the same token the size of land and labor input can directly influence the quantity of paddy production. Routledge 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29369/1/Paddy%20farm%20management%20practices%20the%20case%20of%20Sungai%20Petani%20area%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Terano, Rika and Mohamed, Zainal Abidin and Shamsudin, Mad Nasir and Abd. Latif, Ismail (2013) Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing, 25 (suppl.1). pp. 116-127. ISSN 0897-4438; ESSN: 1528-6983 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08974438.2013.803945 10.1080/08974438.2013.803945
spellingShingle Terano, Rika
Mohamed, Zainal Abidin
Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
Abd. Latif, Ismail
Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia
title Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia
title_full Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia
title_fullStr Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia
title_short Paddy farm management practices: the case of Sungai Petani area in Malaysia
title_sort paddy farm management practices: the case of sungai petani area in malaysia
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