Assessing farmers’ community readiness towards the enhancement of natural enemy population in rice fields in Malacca

Fairuz, K.; Idris, A. G.; Syahrizan, S.; Hatijah, K.

doi:10.1063/1.5027943

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“…Farmers' readiness is linked to their knowledge level, with higher knowledge levels resulting in higher farmers' readiness (Fairuz et al, 2018). In this study, technological, implementation, leadership, and decision-making skills influenced farmers' readiness to meet post-MCO difficulties.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 83%

Factors Influencing Farmers' Readiness to Face Covid-19 Post-Movement Control Order Challenges in Peninsular Malaysia

Pakri

Shah

Haris

et al. 2022

JTRSS

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health catastrophe that has had severe effects on the worldwide economy, both directly and indirectly, because of the spread of the virus. The food and agriculture industries are also experiencing the effects. The COVID-19 epidemic disrupted the regular delivery system of agricultural extension services and the delivery of agricultural produce to markets. The study aimed to determine farmers' readiness to address post-MCO challenges in technology, implementation, decision-making, and leadership. Following the COVID-19 rules of reducing close contact to minimize virus transmission, a structured questionnaire was delivered to farmers online (Google form) and face-to-face with the support of extension agents. The results show that the relationship between independent and dependent variables was positive. Also, according to the findings, decision-making is the most crucial element influencing farmers' readiness to tackle post-movement control order issues. According to researchers, farmers' abilities should be developed to overcome challenges in pandemic conditions.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 83%

Factors Influencing Farmers' Readiness to Face Covid-19 Post-Movement Control Order Challenges in Peninsular Malaysia

Pakri

Shah

Haris

et al. 2022

JTRSS

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“…The study made use of a questionnaire as survey instruments through online (google form). Measurement model from the Community Readiness Model (Oetting et al, 2014) was modified and adapted questionnaire from Fairuz et al (2018) has been used to answer all the research objectives. The questionnaire was designed to collect information demographic characteristics of communities and factors (knowledge, attitude, and leadership) that contribute to the readiness of urban farming practices in Malaysia.…”

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confidence: 99%

Community Readiness of Urban Farming Practices in Malaysia

Haris¹,

Yunus²,

Shah³

2022

IJARBSS

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Urban farming refers to agriculture activities around cities with limited spaces. People can plant leafy or any easily grown vegetables at their home and urban space. Urban agriculture is not just a source of food but also a way forward of hedge against the negative effects of rapid urbanization. In fact, with the current situation of pandemic strike right now, it is an urgent need for communities to practice urban farming for their personal consumption, besides supporting food security, human safety, and a healthy lifestyle. Hence, this study will determine the community readiness of urban farming practices in Malaysia. Specifically, this study intends to determine the level of independent variables (knowledge, attitude and leadership) as well as community readiness, also the relationship between the factors towards community readiness in urban farming practices. This study was driven by Community Readiness Model (CRM) and employed a simple random sampling technique. A total of 353 participants from Peninsular Malaysia were sampled using a structured questionnaire through a google form. Data gathered was analysed using IBM SPSS (Version 26). The study revealed that the level of all independent variables and the community readiness are high. In addition, the three factors contribute significantly towards community readiness in urban farming practices. Hence, by reflecting to the aim of this study, the three factors (knowledge, attitude, and leadership) might lead to improve the readiness of the community towards urban farming activities in Malaysia. Thus, the finding has potentially to enhance the awareness and readiness of community either in urban or rural areas to involve in agriculture activities while promoting sustainable agriculture in the future.

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“…There are two types of readiness. The first is willingness to do something immediately after seeing something, and the second is the need to decide whether to go after thorough preparation (Oetting et al, 2014;Fairuz et al, 2017). Technology readiness predicts technology acceptance (Blut & Wang, 2020).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Technology Readiness Index of Paddy Farmers in Mada, Kada, and Iada Bls, Malaysia

RUSLI,

SAMAH,

KAMARUDDIN

2023

JES

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This paper aims to determine the technology readiness level of paddy farmers in MADA, KADA, and IADA BLS, Malaysia. Primary data were obtained through a face-to-face survey with paddy farmers in MADA, KADA, and IADA BLS using a structured questionnaire. A total of 315 respondents of MADA, 295 respondents of KADA, and 178 respondents of IADA BLS actively involved in paddy cultivation were interviewed. The technology readiness level of paddy farmers from three main granary areas is evaluated objectively and subjectively. The technology readiness index of paddy farmers is calculated to analyse the readiness level of paddy farmers. Thirty indicators are used to measure four dimensions of technology readiness, i.e., optimism, innovativeness, discomfort, and insecurity. The present study shows that 72.4%, 74.58%, and 74.16% of paddy farmers in MADA, KADA, and IADA BLS have a moderate readiness level to adopt the new technology in paddy cultivation. The four dimensions of the technology readiness index was evaluated to provide a better picture of the technology readiness level. All three granary areas have a score mean index (0.51-1.0) for technology readiness driver, optimism, and innovativeness, which indicate that the paddy farmers have a moderate and high level of optimism and innovativeness to adopt the new technology. However, the score means index for the negative factors of technology readiness for all three granary areas is in the quantile range (0.51-0.75), which means the paddy farmers have a moderate level of discomfort and insecurity. Thus, the result suggests that although the paddy farmers exhibit innovativeness and optimism, they also experience some discomfort and insecurity.

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Assessing farmers’ community readiness towards the enhancement of natural enemy population in rice fields in Malacca

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Factors Influencing Farmers' Readiness to Face Covid-19 Post-Movement Control Order Challenges in Peninsular Malaysia

Factors Influencing Farmers' Readiness to Face Covid-19 Post-Movement Control Order Challenges in Peninsular Malaysia

Community Readiness of Urban Farming Practices in Malaysia

Technology Readiness Index of Paddy Farmers in Mada, Kada, and Iada Bls, Malaysia

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