Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia

The main objective of this study was to identify the level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs and factors affecting it. A total of 450 respondents were selected for this study from six fields of agro-based industry namely food processing, non-food processing, far...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Hassan, Md. Salleh, Abu Samah, Bahaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Friends Science Publishers 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6071/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6071/1/Level%20of%20agro.pdf
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author Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Abu Samah, Bahaman
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Hassan, Md. Salleh
Abu Samah, Bahaman
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description The main objective of this study was to identify the level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs and factors affecting it. A total of 450 respondents were selected for this study from six fields of agro-based industry namely food processing, non-food processing, farming, plantation, fisheries and animal rearing. The sample list was gained from three agencies including Department of Agriculture Malaysia (DOA), Farmers Organization Authority (FOA) and Agro Bank of Malaysia. Data were collected using face to face interview method. Results revealed that level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers was at low level, while the official website of Department of Agriculture Malaysia (DOA) (www.agrolink.moa.my/doa) was the most surfed website followed by the official website of Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI) (www.mardi.my) and the official website of Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (FAMA) www.agrolink.moa.my/fama). Based on the t-test and ANOVA test done there was significance difference in agro-based website surfing in respondent’s gender, level of education and age.
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spelling upm-60712017-07-26T03:17:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6071/ Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Hassan, Md. Salleh Abu Samah, Bahaman The main objective of this study was to identify the level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agro-based entrepreneurs and factors affecting it. A total of 450 respondents were selected for this study from six fields of agro-based industry namely food processing, non-food processing, farming, plantation, fisheries and animal rearing. The sample list was gained from three agencies including Department of Agriculture Malaysia (DOA), Farmers Organization Authority (FOA) and Agro Bank of Malaysia. Data were collected using face to face interview method. Results revealed that level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers was at low level, while the official website of Department of Agriculture Malaysia (DOA) (www.agrolink.moa.my/doa) was the most surfed website followed by the official website of Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute (MARDI) (www.mardi.my) and the official website of Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (FAMA) www.agrolink.moa.my/fama). Based on the t-test and ANOVA test done there was significance difference in agro-based website surfing in respondent’s gender, level of education and age. Friends Science Publishers 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6071/1/Level%20of%20agro.pdf Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril and Hassan, Md. Salleh and Abu Samah, Bahaman (2009) Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia. Journal of Agriculture and Social Sciences, 5 (3). pp. 55-60. ISSN 1813-2235; ESSN: 1814-960X http://www.fspublishers.org/Issue-JASS.php?categoryID=81
spellingShingle Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia
title Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia
title_full Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia
title_fullStr Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia
title_short Level of agro-based website surfing among Malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of Malaysia
title_sort level of agro-based website surfing among malaysian agricultural entreprenuers: a case of malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6071/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/6071/1/Level%20of%20agro.pdf