Chilies Farmers’ Descriptive Thoughts on Importance of Agriculture Sustainability Practices

Nalini, Arumugam and Fakhrul Anwar, Zainol and Wan Norhayate, Wan Daud (2014) Chilies Farmers’ Descriptive Thoughts on Importance of Agriculture Sustainability Practices. International Journal of Social Sciences and Entrepreneurship (IJSSE), 4 (1). p. 74. ISSN 2223-4934 E and 2227-393X Print

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Abstract

This study is attempts to discover the importance of agriculture sustainability practices among chilies farmers from Malaysia East Coast Economic Region (ECER). A total of 199 chilies farmers were randomly selected. Data was collected using questionnaire as an instrument through face to face interview. The farmers rated the importance of each of the 35 selected sustainable agriculture practices on a 5-point likert like scale. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS v. 17.0. The mean score for each sustainable practice in term of importance derived. The most importance sustainable practice is “Land and water sources should be preserved”.There is need for more research in understanding these agriculture sustainability practices among other field agriculture farmers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Agriculture sustainability, Chilies, Farmers, Perception, Descriptive analysis
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Faculty of Business and Management
Depositing User: Rafidah Saaid
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2022 01:50
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2022 01:50
URI: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/id/eprint/4529

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