Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia
Pesticide is widely used by farmers to control agricultural pest. The purpose of this study was to measure factors influencing farmer’s safety behaviour in pesticide use. A total of 431 respondents from four states which are Perak, Pulau Pinang, Johor, and Kelantan were chosen through stratified ran...
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| author | Nyak Hashim, Nyak Nur Hamida Mat Salleh, Roslina Osman, Syuhaily Md. Jusoh, Zuroni |
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| description | Pesticide is widely used by farmers to control agricultural pest. The purpose of this study was to measure factors influencing farmer’s safety behaviour in pesticide use. A total of 431 respondents from four states which are Perak, Pulau Pinang, Johor, and Kelantan were chosen through stratified random sampling. Multiple regression analysis found that attitude was the most influential factor for farmers’ behaviour with R square of 0.671. Farmers
should have positive attitudes and obtain support from several parties to educate them to handle the pesticide wisely. This study provides several insights for policy makers to overcome the obstacle by providing farmers with technical guidance and designing long-term collaborative programmes that support, develop, and foster sense of control among farmers. |
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| spelling | upm-889782021-09-30T06:20:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88978/ Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia Nyak Hashim, Nyak Nur Hamida Mat Salleh, Roslina Osman, Syuhaily Md. Jusoh, Zuroni Pesticide is widely used by farmers to control agricultural pest. The purpose of this study was to measure factors influencing farmer’s safety behaviour in pesticide use. A total of 431 respondents from four states which are Perak, Pulau Pinang, Johor, and Kelantan were chosen through stratified random sampling. Multiple regression analysis found that attitude was the most influential factor for farmers’ behaviour with R square of 0.671. Farmers should have positive attitudes and obtain support from several parties to educate them to handle the pesticide wisely. This study provides several insights for policy makers to overcome the obstacle by providing farmers with technical guidance and designing long-term collaborative programmes that support, develop, and foster sense of control among farmers. Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88978/1/PEST.pdf Nyak Hashim, Nyak Nur Hamida and Mat Salleh, Roslina and Osman, Syuhaily and Md. Jusoh, Zuroni (2020) Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Consumer and Family Economics, 25 (spec.1). 135 - 147. ISSN 1511-2802 https://majcafe-com.bsenetwork.biz/2020/11/30/volume-25-s1-2020/ |
| spellingShingle | Nyak Hashim, Nyak Nur Hamida Mat Salleh, Roslina Osman, Syuhaily Md. Jusoh, Zuroni Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia |
| title | Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia |
| title_full | Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia |
| title_short | Factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in Malaysia |
| title_sort | factors influencing group farmers’ behaviour towards safe pesticide use in malaysia |
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