Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia
Sustainable agriculture practices are known as the best techniques by which to cultivate crops. To ensure the continuity of such practices, farmers should accept and apply this method on their yield. There is an abundance of international studies which have found that attitude, knowledge and support...
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| author | Azman, Azmariana Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Abu Samah, Bahaman Man, Norsida Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril |
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| description | Sustainable agriculture practices are known as the best techniques by which to cultivate crops. To ensure the continuity of such practices, farmers should accept and apply this method on their yield. There is an abundance of international studies which have found that attitude, knowledge and support are the main factors to impinge on the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among farmers, but studies on the same scenario are lacking for Malaysia. Filling this research gap is the main objective of this study, which seeks to elucidate the relationship between attitude, knowledge and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia. This is a quantitative study, and a total of 326 respondents were involved in the data collection process. The data were gained through a developed questionnaire. The resulting analysis proves that there is a significant relationship between contract farmers’ attitudes and their acceptance of sustainable agriculture (r=0.498, p=0.00). Contract farmers’ knowledge and their acceptance of sustainable agriculture are also shown to demonstrate a significant relationship (r= 0.348, 0.00). Additionally, there is support for a significant correlation between knowledge and acceptance of sustainable agriculture (r=0.365, p=0.00). In conclusion, farmers should have positive attitudes and adequate knowledge, and should obtain support from several parties to encourage them to embed sustainable agriculture within their farming practices. |
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| spelling | upm-307482016-03-31T07:44:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30748/ Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia Azman, Azmariana Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Abu Samah, Bahaman Man, Norsida Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Sustainable agriculture practices are known as the best techniques by which to cultivate crops. To ensure the continuity of such practices, farmers should accept and apply this method on their yield. There is an abundance of international studies which have found that attitude, knowledge and support are the main factors to impinge on the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among farmers, but studies on the same scenario are lacking for Malaysia. Filling this research gap is the main objective of this study, which seeks to elucidate the relationship between attitude, knowledge and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia. This is a quantitative study, and a total of 326 respondents were involved in the data collection process. The data were gained through a developed questionnaire. The resulting analysis proves that there is a significant relationship between contract farmers’ attitudes and their acceptance of sustainable agriculture (r=0.498, p=0.00). Contract farmers’ knowledge and their acceptance of sustainable agriculture are also shown to demonstrate a significant relationship (r= 0.348, 0.00). Additionally, there is support for a significant correlation between knowledge and acceptance of sustainable agriculture (r=0.365, p=0.00). In conclusion, farmers should have positive attitudes and adequate knowledge, and should obtain support from several parties to encourage them to embed sustainable agriculture within their farming practices. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30748/1/30748.pdf Azman, Azmariana and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Man, Norsida and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2013) Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 9 (2). pp. 99-105. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/24356 10.5539/ass.v9n2p99 |
| spellingShingle | Azman, Azmariana Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Abu Samah, Bahaman Man, Norsida Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia |
| title | Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia |
| title_full | Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia |
| title_short | Relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in Malaysia |
| title_sort | relationship between attitude, knowledge, and support towards the acceptance of sustainable agriculture among contract farmers in malaysia |
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