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Mohd. Ariff Hussein, . and N. Thiran, . Utilisation of idle padi lands in Negeri Sembilan. pp. 105-113. ISSN 0126-6128
Abstract
The problem of idle padi land has attracted national attention in recent years. In Negeri Sembilan about 57 percent o f the gazetted padi land are abandoned. The objectives o f the study are to determine factors that contribute to the abandonment of padi land in the state and to suggest alternative uses o f the land. The study shows that shortage of labour low productivity of padi land high off-farm income shortage o f water and multiple land ownership are significant variables that influence farmers decision to abandon their padi land. A linear programming analysis indicates that the idle padi land can be economically utilised for the cultivation of chillies greenpeas maize or sugar cane and rearing of freshwater fish.
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Abstract
The problem of idle padi land has attracted national attention in recent years. In Negeri Sembilan about 57 percent o f the gazetted padi land are abandoned. The objectives o f the study are to determine factors that contribute to the abandonment of padi land in the state and to suggest alternative uses o f the land. The study shows that shortage of labour low productivity of padi land high off-farm income shortage o f water and multiple land ownership are significant variables that influence farmers decision to abandon their padi land. A linear programming analysis indicates that the idle padi land can be economically utilised for the cultivation of chillies greenpeas maize or sugar cane and rearing of freshwater fish.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| AGROVOC Term: | Idle land |
| AGROVOC Term: | Paddy |
| AGROVOC Term: | Labour shortage |
| AGROVOC Term: | Collective ownership |
| AGROVOC Term: | Cultivation |
| AGROVOC Term: | Chillies |
| AGROVOC Term: | Peas |
| AGROVOC Term: | Maize |
| AGROVOC Term: | Sugar cane |
| AGROVOC Term: | Freshwater fishes |
| Geographical Term: | Malaysia |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim |
| Last Modified: | 28 Apr 2025 00:26 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22852 |
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