Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia

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 sys...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mohd Pakri, Murni Azureen, Shah, Jasmin Arif, Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah, Mazlan, Norida
Format: Article
Published: Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101476/
http://journal.umk.edu.my/index.php/jtrss/article/view/1008
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.upm.eprints.101476
record_format eprints
spelling my.upm.eprints.1014762023-10-26T01:09:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101476/ Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia Mohd Pakri, Murni Azureen Shah, Jasmin Arif Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah Mazlan, Norida 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. Universiti Malaysia Kelantan 2022-12-30 Article PeerReviewed Mohd Pakri, Murni Azureen and Shah, Jasmin Arif and Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah and Mazlan, Norida (2022) Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Resources and Sustainable Science, 10 (2). 50 - 57. ISSN 2462-2389 http://journal.umk.edu.my/index.php/jtrss/article/view/1008 10.47253/jtrss.v10i2.1008
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
building UPM Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Putra Malaysia
content_source UPM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://psasir.upm.edu.my/
description 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.
format Article
author Mohd Pakri, Murni Azureen
Shah, Jasmin Arif
Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah
Mazlan, Norida
spellingShingle Mohd Pakri, Murni Azureen
Shah, Jasmin Arif
Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah
Mazlan, Norida
Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia
author_facet Mohd Pakri, Murni Azureen
Shah, Jasmin Arif
Mohamed Haris, Nur Bahiah
Mazlan, Norida
author_sort Mohd Pakri, Murni Azureen
title Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing farmers' readiness to face Covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort factors influencing farmers' readiness to face covid-19 post-movement control order challenges in peninsular malaysia
publisher Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101476/
http://journal.umk.edu.my/index.php/jtrss/article/view/1008
_version_ 1781706696749481984
score 13.211869