Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia
The Malaysian rice industry is carefully monitored by several relevant agencies as it is a major priority in relation to the nation’s food security agenda. Against this backdrop, the current study focused on factors governing Malaysian rice farmers’ decision-making that contributes to their readines...
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| author | Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah Hamzah, Azimi Krauss, Steven Eric Ismail, Ismi Arif |
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| description | The Malaysian rice industry is carefully monitored by several relevant agencies as it is a major priority in relation to the nation’s food security agenda. Against this backdrop, the current study focused on factors governing Malaysian rice farmers’ decision-making that contributes to their readiness to employ appropriate crop husbandry practices, which are critical for increasing productivity. Structured questionnaires were administrated to 320 respondents from six (6) Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia. Demographically, a majority of the respondents were aging farmers and were more interested in participating in hands-on extension clinics, rather than attending structured training sessions. The results further revealed the need for the younger generation to get involved in this area, to replace the aging farmers and to revitalize the sector toward becoming more successful in the years to come. Moreover, regression analysis also demonstrated four additional factors promoting higher paddy productivity: farming knowledge, motivational values, farming experience and trust in extension agents’ capabilities. From this combination of five factors, the current study has shed light on how Malaysian paddy farmers make decisions, which can be used to improve productivity within the IADAs. The study forwards potential approaches to making rice farming more attractive to the youth as a critical ingredient for the future health of the paddy industry. |
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| spelling | upm-650512018-09-03T04:49:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65051/ Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah Hamzah, Azimi Krauss, Steven Eric Ismail, Ismi Arif The Malaysian rice industry is carefully monitored by several relevant agencies as it is a major priority in relation to the nation’s food security agenda. Against this backdrop, the current study focused on factors governing Malaysian rice farmers’ decision-making that contributes to their readiness to employ appropriate crop husbandry practices, which are critical for increasing productivity. Structured questionnaires were administrated to 320 respondents from six (6) Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia. Demographically, a majority of the respondents were aging farmers and were more interested in participating in hands-on extension clinics, rather than attending structured training sessions. The results further revealed the need for the younger generation to get involved in this area, to replace the aging farmers and to revitalize the sector toward becoming more successful in the years to come. Moreover, regression analysis also demonstrated four additional factors promoting higher paddy productivity: farming knowledge, motivational values, farming experience and trust in extension agents’ capabilities. From this combination of five factors, the current study has shed light on how Malaysian paddy farmers make decisions, which can be used to improve productivity within the IADAs. The study forwards potential approaches to making rice farming more attractive to the youth as a critical ingredient for the future health of the paddy industry. Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65051/1/ICYOUTH2013-3.pdf Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah and Hamzah, Azimi and Krauss, Steven Eric and Ismail, Ismi Arif (2013) Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia. In: International Conference on Youth 2013 (ICYOUTH 2013), 29-31 Oct. 2013, Mines Wellness Hotel, Sri Kembangan, Selangor. . |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah Hamzah, Azimi Krauss, Steven Eric Ismail, Ismi Arif Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia |
| title | Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia |
| title_full | Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia |
| title_short | Factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among Integrated Agricultural Development Areas (IADA) in Malaysia |
| title_sort | factors influencing decision-making of rice farmers towards productivity among integrated agricultural development areas (iada) in malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65051/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65051/1/ICYOUTH2013-3.pdf |