Sign inSubmit
Tips: “quotes” for a phrase · author:Lee · a DOI goes straight to its article

229 results for “farmers”
Set a search alert
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleCan Contract Marketing Motivate Farmers to Go Organic? Measuring the Moderation Effect of Contract MarketingGolnaz Rezai, Mad Nasir Shamsudin, Zainal Abidin Mohamed, Ting Jenn LingThe demand for organic food is growing in Malaysia due to consumer concerns for food safety, sustainable development, and urban expansion. However, the share of farmers engaged in this type of agriculture in Malaysia is notably low with only 72 (0.02%) organic vegetable farmers out of a total of 272,000 farmers in the country. Therefore, it is crucial to understand … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 4 Feb 2016 · 7,565 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleDeterminants of Technical Efficiency of Sugarcane Production among Small Holder Farmers in Lao PDRPoungchompu SupapornThis study was to examine technical efficiency in sugarcane production in Savannakhet, Lao PDR. A stochastic frontier production function was applied with the data collected from 110 sample farmers in 2012. The results reveal that cultivated area (p<0.01), hired labor (p<0.10) and capital (p<0.10) are the major significantly positive factors in the output of sugarcane. Mean of technical efficiency was … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 9 · 3 Oct 2015 · 6,673 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSATISFACTION RECEIVED TOWARDS AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION FROM TELEVISION PROGRAMS AMONG FARMERSNor Sabila Ramli, Md. Salleh Hassan, Bahaman Abu Samah et al.Television is one of the top mass media to broadcast the information. It is heartening to know that mass media is playing its role in developing and strengthening the agriculture sector in Malaysia. Results from many international studies found that farmer received a high level of satisfaction from agriculture programs aired on television. However, can the similar results found among … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 2 · 20 Aug 2013 · 8,336 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAnalysis on Characteristics of Corn Farmers on Selecting Seeds Under the Seed Subsidy in China: A Case Study in Liaoning and Hebei Provinces, ChinaNing-Ning Sun, Shoichi Ito, Qianhui Gao et al.The Seed Subsidy (SS) is the direct subsidy to encourage farmers cultivate with high quality seeds, which was introduced to nationwide farmers by Chinese government since 2004. China is the second biggest corn producer in the world and the government has provided SS for the corn producers since 2004. As the government allocated an increasing amount of budgets on SS … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 22 May 2013 · 7,166 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleEvaluation of Vegetables Farmers Participation in Agricultural Extension ActivitiesMohammad Altarawneh, Ebraheem Altahat, Ali AL-SharafatProblem statement: Farmers’s participation in extension activities is one of the most important issues facing extension providers in Jordan. The determination of the reasons that prevent farmers from participation in some extension activities is another problem. This study was conducted to evaluate the level of vegetables farmers’ participation in agricultural extension activities in the Dear Alla area of Jordan and … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 5 Apr 2012 · 8,216 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSocioeconomic Impact on Farmers in Malaysia: A Case Study on Integrated Agricultural Development ProjectNor Diana Mohd Idris, Chamhuri Siwar, Basri Abdul Talib, Madeline BermaProblem statement: Integrated Agricultural Development Project (IADP) is a platform for rural socioeconomic improvement. This initiative has raised the income of farmers by creating a large scale fruits producer in Sarawak. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify the direct impact of the agricultural development project on socioeconomic improvement in the Samarahan area. Approach: This study involved 14 … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 14 Feb 2012 · 8,113 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titlePreservation of the Environment through Sustainable Agriculture Practices: A Case Study on the Attitude of Crop FarmersJeffrey Lawrence D’Silva, Bahaman Abu Samah, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Norsida ManProblem statement: Undoubtedly agriculture over the years has been a remarkable source of income generator for the rural community to achieve a higher standard of living and to live on par with their urban brethren that are mostly involved in industrialization. The quest for a greater income should, however, not deter farmers from paying attention toward the preservation of the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 3 · 11 Jul 2011 · 7,551 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleThe Impacts of Agricultural Supports for Climate Change Adaptation: Farm Level Assessment Study on Paddy FarmersMd. Mahmudul Alam, Mohd Ekhwan bin Toriman, Chamhuri Siwar et al.Problem statement: The climatic factors are changing very rapidly in Malaysia. To adapt farmers with the changes, government and other external agencies are providing several kinds of supports, but yet the adaptability is not that high. Approach: To analyze the climate change adaptability of the farmers in Malaysia, this study uses primary data that have been collected through questionnaire survey … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 26 May 2011 · 8,677 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleFarmers' Perception about the Extension Services and Extension Workers: The Case of Organic Agriculture Extension Program by PROSHIKAMd. Asaduzzaman Sarker, Yoshihito ItoharaProblem statement: Need of agricultural information is the basic necessity for the farmers as it plays a pivotal role in enlightening them, raising their level of knowledge and eventually help in their decision making process regarding farming activities. Extension workers with their extension services are doing this noble work. PROSHIKA a renowned NGO in Bangladesh is promoting organic agriculture among … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 8,277 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleMeasuring the Costs of Production Based on Sizes of Farm Operation: A Study on Rice Farmers in Jessore District of BangladeshShaikh Moksadur Rahman, Jun TakedaThe quantity of rice production has increased regardless of the land operation size in recent years, but small and medium farmers still have a serious problem especially regarding the increasing cost involved in the production. As rice is the main crop, the condition of production, cost incurred in different inputs, purchasing nature of inputs and the source of production elements … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 5 · 31 May 2007 · 7,289 accessesView PDFCite