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Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming

Paddy is the primary staple food crop. In Malaysia there are 0.3 million paddy farmers in Malaysia. The farm sizes of 65% of general paddy farmers are underneath one hectare. As the rural leaders play a function in important programs in agricultural extension. However, the study was conducted to det...

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Main Authors: Masso, Wisam Yako Aziz, Man, Norsida, Mohd Nawi, Nolila
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Language:English
Published: European Centre for Research Training and Development, United Kingdom 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56711/1/Perceptions%20towards%20attitude%20of%20rural%20leaders%20towards%20some%20agricultural%20technologies%20in%20Malaysia%20paddy%20farming.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.567112017-08-04T03:54:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56711/ Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming Masso, Wisam Yako Aziz Man, Norsida Mohd Nawi, Nolila Paddy is the primary staple food crop. In Malaysia there are 0.3 million paddy farmers in Malaysia. The farm sizes of 65% of general paddy farmers are underneath one hectare. As the rural leaders play a function in important programs in agricultural extension. However, the study was conducted to determine the attitude of rural leaders towards Some Agricultural Technologies In Malaysia Paddy Farming, and explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the respondents. Data were collected through personal interview from 260 randomly selected in MADA area. District during April to June 2015. A five point Likert scale was used to determine the attitude of rural leaders. The majority (57.7%) of the respondents had a moderate level of attitude. The correlation analysis between socio-demographic characteristics and attitude statements show that there is a positive and significant relationship between variable occupation attitudinal statements, and a negative relationship was also found to exist between the paddy income and the respondent’s attitude at 0.05 level of significance. European Centre for Research Training and Development, United Kingdom 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56711/1/Perceptions%20towards%20attitude%20of%20rural%20leaders%20towards%20some%20agricultural%20technologies%20in%20Malaysia%20paddy%20farming.pdf Masso, Wisam Yako Aziz and Man, Norsida and Mohd Nawi, Nolila (2016) Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming. European Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Research, 4 (3). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2054-6319; ESSN: 2054-6327 http://www.eajournals.org/journals/european-journal-of-agriculture-and-forestry-research-ejafr/vol-4-issue-3-july-2016/perceptions-towards-attitude-rural-leaders-towards-agricultural-technologies-malaysia-paddy-farming/
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description Paddy is the primary staple food crop. In Malaysia there are 0.3 million paddy farmers in Malaysia. The farm sizes of 65% of general paddy farmers are underneath one hectare. As the rural leaders play a function in important programs in agricultural extension. However, the study was conducted to determine the attitude of rural leaders towards Some Agricultural Technologies In Malaysia Paddy Farming, and explore the relationship between the selected characteristics of the respondents. Data were collected through personal interview from 260 randomly selected in MADA area. District during April to June 2015. A five point Likert scale was used to determine the attitude of rural leaders. The majority (57.7%) of the respondents had a moderate level of attitude. The correlation analysis between socio-demographic characteristics and attitude statements show that there is a positive and significant relationship between variable occupation attitudinal statements, and a negative relationship was also found to exist between the paddy income and the respondent’s attitude at 0.05 level of significance.
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author Masso, Wisam Yako Aziz
Man, Norsida
Mohd Nawi, Nolila
spellingShingle Masso, Wisam Yako Aziz
Man, Norsida
Mohd Nawi, Nolila
Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming
author_facet Masso, Wisam Yako Aziz
Man, Norsida
Mohd Nawi, Nolila
author_sort Masso, Wisam Yako Aziz
title Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming
title_short Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming
title_full Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming
title_fullStr Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in Malaysia paddy farming
title_sort perceptions towards attitude of rural leaders towards some agricultural technologies in malaysia paddy farming
publisher European Centre for Research Training and Development, United Kingdom
publishDate 2016
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56711/1/Perceptions%20towards%20attitude%20of%20rural%20leaders%20towards%20some%20agricultural%20technologies%20in%20Malaysia%20paddy%20farming.pdf
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