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Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia

Farm maintenance requires before and after harvest season to minimize the damages of pepper vines and to maintain quality and quantity of pepper berries. Farm maintenance is includes mounding, liming before planting, pruning, weeds control, fertilizing, and pest and disease control. Pepper farmers h...

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Główni autorzy: Rosli, Anita, Radam, Alias, Abdul Rahim, Khalid
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:28275 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28275/ Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia Rosli, Anita Radam, Alias Abdul Rahim, Khalid Farm maintenance requires before and after harvest season to minimize the damages of pepper vines and to maintain quality and quantity of pepper berries. Farm maintenance is includes mounding, liming before planting, pruning, weeds control, fertilizing, and pest and disease control. Pepper farmers had inherited about pepper farming practices from parents, based on their experience and they also learned about technology in pepper farming from extension agents. However, pepper farming practices are different among farmers because they come from different socioeconomic background. This study is carried out to examine the factors influence the adoption of technology in pepper farming among pepper farmers in Sarawak. The results show that the total pepper vines, farming experience, and education level, are significant factors influencing technology adoption in pepper farming. ARF Publication Sourcing 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28275/1/Technology%20adoption%20in%20pepper%20farming.pdf Rosli, Anita and Radam, Alias and Abdul Rahim, Khalid (2013) Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia. The International Journal of Social Sciences, 11 (1). pp. 16-22. ISSN 2305-4557 http://www.tijoss.com/11thVolume.html
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description Farm maintenance requires before and after harvest season to minimize the damages of pepper vines and to maintain quality and quantity of pepper berries. Farm maintenance is includes mounding, liming before planting, pruning, weeds control, fertilizing, and pest and disease control. Pepper farmers had inherited about pepper farming practices from parents, based on their experience and they also learned about technology in pepper farming from extension agents. However, pepper farming practices are different among farmers because they come from different socioeconomic background. This study is carried out to examine the factors influence the adoption of technology in pepper farming among pepper farmers in Sarawak. The results show that the total pepper vines, farming experience, and education level, are significant factors influencing technology adoption in pepper farming.
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author Rosli, Anita
Radam, Alias
Abdul Rahim, Khalid
spellingShingle Rosli, Anita
Radam, Alias
Abdul Rahim, Khalid
Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia
author_facet Rosli, Anita
Radam, Alias
Abdul Rahim, Khalid
author_sort Rosli, Anita
title Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_short Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_sort technology adoption in pepper farming: a case study in sarawak, malaysia
publisher ARF Publication Sourcing
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28275/1/Technology%20adoption%20in%20pepper%20farming.pdf
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