Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts

This paper examines the highland youth farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change impacts. This research applied a cross sectional survey involving 184 highland youth farmers from Cameron Highland, Lojing, Moyog and Kundasang. Respondents had a high adaptation level in relation to cognitive (M=3.79...

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Main Authors: Fadzil, Mohd Fauzi, Idris, Khairuddin, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56603/
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author Fadzil, Mohd Fauzi
Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
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Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
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description This paper examines the highland youth farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change impacts. This research applied a cross sectional survey involving 184 highland youth farmers from Cameron Highland, Lojing, Moyog and Kundasang. Respondents had a high adaptation level in relation to cognitive (M=3.79). Furthermore, the study concluded a high adaptation level in relation to practice among the respondents (M= 3.89). Interestingly, the respondents used creative initiatives in adapting towards climate change. The study stresses on the need for highland youth farmers to be proactive in strengthening their adaptation ability.
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spelling upm-566032017-08-03T05:16:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56603/ Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts Fadzil, Mohd Fauzi Idris, Khairuddin Abu Samah, Bahaman Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril This paper examines the highland youth farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change impacts. This research applied a cross sectional survey involving 184 highland youth farmers from Cameron Highland, Lojing, Moyog and Kundasang. Respondents had a high adaptation level in relation to cognitive (M=3.79). Furthermore, the study concluded a high adaptation level in relation to practice among the respondents (M= 3.89). Interestingly, the respondents used creative initiatives in adapting towards climate change. The study stresses on the need for highland youth farmers to be proactive in strengthening their adaptation ability. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56603/1/Examining%20highland%20youth%20farmers%27%20adaptation%20ability%20towards%20climate%20change%20impacts.pdf Fadzil, Mohd Fauzi and Idris, Khairuddin and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2017) Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7 (4). pp. 527-537. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/174 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i4/2826
spellingShingle Fadzil, Mohd Fauzi
Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts
title Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts
title_full Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts
title_fullStr Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts
title_full_unstemmed Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts
title_short Examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts
title_sort examining highland youth farmers' adaptation ability towards climate change impacts
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56603/1/Examining%20highland%20youth%20farmers%27%20adaptation%20ability%20towards%20climate%20change%20impacts.pdf