Identifying the issues and problems of Bumiputera Commercial and Industrial Community (BCIC) agricultural entrepreneurs in Sabah and Sarawak

Ahmad Zairy Zainol Abidin, . and Hairazi Rahim, . and Rosnani Harun, . and Mohd Syauqi Nazmi, . and Nik Rahimah Nik Omar, . and Alam Abd Rahman, . Identifying the issues and problems of Bumiputera Commercial and Industrial Community (BCIC) agricultural entrepreneurs in Sabah and Sarawak. pp. 29-41. ISSN 1823-8149

The study was conducted to determine the issues and problems of BCIC agricultural entrepreneurs in Sabah and Sarawak. A total of 172 respondents from the clusters of livestock crops fisheries agro-based industry and marketing were selected to participate in this study. This study used structured questionnaires to get the primary data. Extensive descriptive analysis showed that the main problems faced by agro-based industry entrepreneurs was high input and unstable prices while increasing operational cost was the major problem faced by marketing fisheries and crop entrepreneurs. Meanwhile for livestock clusters the main problem was lack of skilled labour. The factorial analysis described five compenents of problems extracted through varimax rotation. The employee factor with 30.77 of variance ratio contributed the greatest influence on BCIC programme problem. The second and third influencing components of factor were financing sources and marketing with a variance ratio of 17.79 and 10.06 respectively. Finally BCIC programme effectiveness could be further enhanced with the diversity of quality training to the entrepreneurs as well as sufficient facilities equipment inputs and machinery supports to the enterprises.

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Abstract

The study was conducted to determine the issues and problems of BCIC agricultural entrepreneurs in Sabah and Sarawak. A total of 172 respondents from the clusters of livestock crops fisheries agro-based industry and marketing were selected to participate in this study. This study used structured questionnaires to get the primary data. Extensive descriptive analysis showed that the main problems faced by agro-based industry entrepreneurs was high input and unstable prices while increasing operational cost was the major problem faced by marketing fisheries and crop entrepreneurs. Meanwhile for livestock clusters the main problem was lack of skilled labour. The factorial analysis described five compenents of problems extracted through varimax rotation. The employee factor with 30.77 of variance ratio contributed the greatest influence on BCIC programme problem. The second and third influencing components of factor were financing sources and marketing with a variance ratio of 17.79 and 10.06 respectively. Finally BCIC programme effectiveness could be further enhanced with the diversity of quality training to the entrepreneurs as well as sufficient facilities equipment inputs and machinery supports to the enterprises.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Entrepreneurs
AGROVOC Term:	Agricultural industry
AGROVOC Term:	Farmers
AGROVOC Term:	Community participation
AGROVOC Term:	Crops
AGROVOC Term:	Fisheries
AGROVOC Term:	Agrobusiness
AGROVOC Term:	Livestock farms
AGROVOC Term:	Problem areas
AGROVOC Term:	Unskilled labour
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9703

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