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Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory

Stingless beekeeping is crucial for Malaysia's socio-economic development and environmental conservation, providing sustenance, materials, and income. Despite its potential, conventional practices such as obtaining stingless bee colonies through tree logging will disrupt ecosystems and threate...

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Main Authors: V. S., Sumin, F. J., Langkan, H. A., Damit, Mohd Effendi, Wasli, N. A., Besar
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Published: IOP Publishing 2024
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46664/1/Exploring%20the%20adoption%20of%20modern.pdf
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https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1397/1/012036
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spelling my.unimas.ir-466642024-11-20T03:53:43Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46664/ Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory V. S., Sumin F. J., Langkan H. A., Damit Mohd Effendi, Wasli N. A., Besar S Agriculture (General) Stingless beekeeping is crucial for Malaysia's socio-economic development and environmental conservation, providing sustenance, materials, and income. Despite its potential, conventional practices such as obtaining stingless bee colonies through tree logging will disrupt ecosystems and threaten native pollinators. This study focuses on Sabah's stingless beekeepers, examining factors influencing the adoption of sustainable modern hives essential for boosting honey production and additional colony sales. However, current use of modern hives remains limited due to beekeepers' lack of interest. The Diffusion of Innovation Theory suggests the need for a sustainable approach. The results of this study show that most beekeepers use conventional hives such as log and honey box hives (87.7%), bamboo hives (59.6%), and single box hives (55.3%), while sustainable options like MARDI hives (55.3%), Mustafa hives (33.3%), and SIRIM ceramic hives (3.5%) are less common but align with guidelines for sustainable stingless beekeeping. The results discovered five latent factors that influence the respondents’ to adopt modern hives which are Compatibility, Trialability, Observability, Relative Advantage and Complexity or Simplicity with 85.31% total cumulative variance explained. These findings highlight the importance of promoting sustainable hive adoption to bolster the industry's growth and environmental sustainability. By enhancing modern hive adoption, the stingless beekeeping industry can achieve ecological, economic, and social sustainability, contributing to Malaysia's conservation efforts and economic growth. IOP Publishing 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46664/1/Exploring%20the%20adoption%20of%20modern.pdf V. S., Sumin and F. J., Langkan and H. A., Damit and Mohd Effendi, Wasli and N. A., Besar (2024) Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1397 (01203). pp. 1-8. ISSN 1755-1315 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1397/1/012036 DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/1397/1/012036
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V. S., Sumin
F. J., Langkan
H. A., Damit
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
N. A., Besar
Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory
description Stingless beekeeping is crucial for Malaysia's socio-economic development and environmental conservation, providing sustenance, materials, and income. Despite its potential, conventional practices such as obtaining stingless bee colonies through tree logging will disrupt ecosystems and threaten native pollinators. This study focuses on Sabah's stingless beekeepers, examining factors influencing the adoption of sustainable modern hives essential for boosting honey production and additional colony sales. However, current use of modern hives remains limited due to beekeepers' lack of interest. The Diffusion of Innovation Theory suggests the need for a sustainable approach. The results of this study show that most beekeepers use conventional hives such as log and honey box hives (87.7%), bamboo hives (59.6%), and single box hives (55.3%), while sustainable options like MARDI hives (55.3%), Mustafa hives (33.3%), and SIRIM ceramic hives (3.5%) are less common but align with guidelines for sustainable stingless beekeeping. The results discovered five latent factors that influence the respondents’ to adopt modern hives which are Compatibility, Trialability, Observability, Relative Advantage and Complexity or Simplicity with 85.31% total cumulative variance explained. These findings highlight the importance of promoting sustainable hive adoption to bolster the industry's growth and environmental sustainability. By enhancing modern hive adoption, the stingless beekeeping industry can achieve ecological, economic, and social sustainability, contributing to Malaysia's conservation efforts and economic growth.
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author V. S., Sumin
F. J., Langkan
H. A., Damit
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
N. A., Besar
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F. J., Langkan
H. A., Damit
Mohd Effendi, Wasli
N. A., Besar
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title Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory
title_short Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory
title_full Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory
title_fullStr Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in Sabah, Malaysia: The approach of diffusion of innovation theory
title_sort exploring the adoption of modern hives among stingless beekeeping in sabah, malaysia: the approach of diffusion of innovation theory
publisher IOP Publishing
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url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46664/1/Exploring%20the%20adoption%20of%20modern.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46664/
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1397/1/012036
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