Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers

This study aims to gain more understanding of Sabahan highland farmers’ capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This study uses a multi-stage cluster sampling involving 200 highland farmers around Kundasang and Moyog. The data were the analysed using independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearso...

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Main Authors: Sahharon, Hamizah, Idris, Khairuddin, Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
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Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56621/
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author Sahharon, Hamizah
Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
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Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
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description This study aims to gain more understanding of Sabahan highland farmers’ capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This study uses a multi-stage cluster sampling involving 200 highland farmers around Kundasang and Moyog. The data were the analysed using independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. Sabahan highland farmers have a high cognitive awareness towards the changes in their ecosystem, high practices by diversifying their crops, extending their harvest land and also learn other skills related to agriculture and skills impertinent to agriculture to convalesce their household income. However, their structure support was weak as they do not have many livelihood options other than agriculture.
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spelling upm-566212017-08-03T05:19:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56621/ Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers Sahharon, Hamizah Idris, Khairuddin Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Abu Samah, Bahaman Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril This study aims to gain more understanding of Sabahan highland farmers’ capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change. This study uses a multi-stage cluster sampling involving 200 highland farmers around Kundasang and Moyog. The data were the analysed using independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. Sabahan highland farmers have a high cognitive awareness towards the changes in their ecosystem, high practices by diversifying their crops, extending their harvest land and also learn other skills related to agriculture and skills impertinent to agriculture to convalesce their household income. However, their structure support was weak as they do not have many livelihood options other than agriculture. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56621/1/Climate%20change%20adaptation%20ability%20among%20Sabahan%20highland%20farmers.pdf Sahharon, Hamizah and Idris, Khairuddin and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2017) Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7 (2). pp. 295-307. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/170 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i2/2640
spellingShingle Sahharon, Hamizah
Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers
title Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers
title_full Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers
title_fullStr Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers
title_full_unstemmed Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers
title_short Climate change adaptation ability among Sabahan highland farmers
title_sort climate change adaptation ability among sabahan highland farmers
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