TY  - GEN
T1  - Diffusion of a mechanical technology: the case of combines in Muda
A1  - A. Mahdzan Ayob
LA  - English
YR  - 2017
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:http:--agris.upm.edu.my:0-13196
AB  - Factors associated with the use of combine harvesters by the farmers in the Muda Scheme were identified as the farm size , farmers’ perception of the economic benefit o f the machine, neighbourhood factor, mem bership in F armers' Organisation and several other factors. It was concluded that th e new technology w ill continue to spread among the paddy farmers because of its cost saving and speed of operation com pared with human labour.
KW  - Harvesters
KW  - Farmers
KW  - Farm size
KW  - Fungicides
KW  - Paddy
KW  - Double cropping
KW  - Labor
KW  - Land fragmentation
KW  - Farm management
ER  -