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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Attitude, Belief, Support and Knowledge Level of the Youth and their Acceptance towards Agriculture Contract FarmingJegak Uli, Jeffrey L. D’Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Bahaman Abu SamahProblem statement: Agriculture sector in Malaysia has been intensified through the Eight and Ninth Malaysian Plan. In order to further develop this sector, contract farming activities such as leech rearing, worm rearing, herbs and mushroom have been introduced to the community. But do the communities especially the youth have a positive acceptance towards this activity? Approach: This was a quantitative … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,627 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAttitude Towards Contract Farming Among Malaysian Agriculture Learning Institution StudentsBahaman Abu Samah, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jegak UliProblem statement: The government’s effort in enhancing agriculture productivity cannot be argued. The introduction of contract farming is one of the ways. Contract farming includes a number of new agriculture activities such as leech rearing, worm rearing, vanilla farming, herbs, catfish and many more. However, is the youth who are the pillar of this industry have a positive attitude towards … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,145 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAcceptance and Sustainability of Contract Farming Among Youth in MalaysiaJeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jegak Uli, Bahaman Abu SamahProblem statement: Contract farming is one of the agriculture branches that is ready to be discovered for its huge potential and it is perceived as a new dimension which offers agricultural sustainability. But do the youth as the pillar of this sector do accept agriculture? Thus, this study would like to discover factors that affect acceptance of youth towards contract … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2010 · 8,684 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGender Issue in Contract Farming: The Case of Malaysian StudentsHayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Jegak Uli, Bahaman Abu SamahProblem statement: Agriculture has been proved to be a significant impetus for development in Malaysia. Agriculture offers a number of profitable activities, contract farming is one of it and it is still in infancy stage. Besides being a developed sector in Malaysia, it still has a number of problems to be solved. Gender issue is one of it. Gender issue … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,316 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSocio-Demography Factors that Influence Youth Attitude Towards Contract FarmingJeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jegak Uli, Bahaman Abu SamahProblem statement: Malaysia is one of the developing countries that rely on agriculture to boost its economy sector. This can be proved through The Ninth Malaysia Plan where agriculture is planned to be the third income generator of the country. Contract farming is one of the potential agriculture activities that proffers propel maximization of production and enhancing economic and social … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2010 · 8,320 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractKnowledge of the Most-at-Risk Populations about Human Immunodeficiency Virus PreventionA. Ebadian, V. Alli, H. Sedghi et al.Problem statement: In this study we tried to assess the knowledge of general population (15-45 years), injecting drug users, female sex workers, MSM and male prisoners about HIV prevention in Iran. Approach: Respondents are asked the following set of prompted questions: (a) Can we reduce the risk of HIV transmission by having sex with only one uninfected partner who has … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 11 · 30 Nov 2009 · 6,540 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBorderline Personality Symptoms and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Risk in Alcohol and Other Drug Abusing Adolescent OffendersJessy G. Dévieux, Robert M. Malow, Rhonda Rosenberg et al.Problem statement: Incarcerated youth with borderline symptomatology represent a particularly at risk-population due to their enggement in risky behaviors. Five hundred twenty two adolescents were assessed for borderline symptomatology (MACI), engagement in risky behaviors and attitudes/knowledge. Approach:Adolescents were divided into two groups: low borderline (below the 60 scale score cutoff) and high borderline (subclinical and clinical range). Multivariate analyses were … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,814 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessAll words, across the recordEnvironmental Degradation in the Niger Delta Area Due to Petroleum Exploration: Are we Combating the Problems?Agnes Edet Asuquo Offiong, Onnogen Usang Nkanu, Etim Nkanu Efut, Uba James UbaNative settlements where oil and gas are produced in Africa are frequently challenged by environmental pollution. This challenge usually causes conflicts within the exploitation arena. Little effort is deceptively portrayed by the government and private organizations to ameliorate the impact of pollution on environmental media and human health risks due to exposure. A critical attribute of these worries has been … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 6 · 27 Dec 2018 · 8,332 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Role of the Jordanian Media in Raising Awareness of the Democratic ElectionHeba Hammad, Mustafa AyrouttProblem statement: We ty to identify the role of Jordanian media in spreading awareness of the democratic election from the viewpoint of a sample of students in the faculties of university in Jordan. Approach: The search tool consisting of 24 paragraphs were utitlized on a sample of 100 students. Results: Results showed that differences were not statistically significant according to … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 18 Jul 2011 · 7,101 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordLocal Youth Historical Research for Students Based Learning Reform, Northeast ThailandPrasopsuk RittidetProblem statement: The research problem of education came from school teachers who emphasized high grade-point average. The immediate social, Cultural aspects were overlooked. Students were drawn to consume media, internet and individual person to a greater extent. By taking up foreign culture. The students forgot, if not, ignored their own historical root. The purpose of the study was to study … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 9 Mar 2011 · 7,206 accessesView PDFCite