Status and impact of pineapple technology on mineral soil

Alam Abdul Rahman, . and Raziah Mat Lin, . Status and impact of pineapple technology on mineral soil. pp. 11-19. ISSN 1823-8149

Status and impact assessment of pineapple technology on mineral soil was carried out using the adapted Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Framework (SRLF). Data were gathered by personal interview involving 52 respondents in 20 districts in Peninsular Malaysia. Results of the study revealed that the adoption of modern variety crop and resource management plant health management and postharvest technologies as recommended by MARDI/LPNM were low. Unlike pineapple cultivation on peat soil the technology for pineapple cultivation on mineral soil had not given satisfactory impact on farmers income. Uneconomic farm size poor crop management low price of the fruits arising from low quality produce contributed to the low net income. Without subsidy pineapple cultivation on mineral soil would not be an attractive venture. The technology for pineapple cultivation generally had matured. Any intervention by policy makers should focus on stabilizing the fruit prices and increasing the farms to an economic size of 2 ha. This could be achieved through efficient contract farming and farm consolidation. Radical technology such as new varieties and efficient farm management via mechanization are needed to revitalize the pineapple industry to ensure its sustainability and competitiveness.

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Abstract

Status and impact assessment of pineapple technology on mineral soil was carried out using the adapted Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Framework (SRLF). Data were gathered by personal interview involving 52 respondents in 20 districts in Peninsular Malaysia. Results of the study revealed that the adoption of modern variety crop and resource management plant health management and postharvest technologies as recommended by MARDI/LPNM were low. Unlike pineapple cultivation on peat soil the technology for pineapple cultivation on mineral soil had not given satisfactory impact on farmers income. Uneconomic farm size poor crop management low price of the fruits arising from low quality produce contributed to the low net income. Without subsidy pineapple cultivation on mineral soil would not be an attractive venture. The technology for pineapple cultivation generally had matured. Any intervention by policy makers should focus on stabilizing the fruit prices and increasing the farms to an economic size of 2 ha. This could be achieved through efficient contract farming and farm consolidation. Radical technology such as new varieties and efficient farm management via mechanization are needed to revitalize the pineapple industry to ensure its sustainability and competitiveness.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Pineapples
AGROVOC Term:	Application of technology
AGROVOC Term:	Mineral soils
AGROVOC Term:	Plant cultivation
AGROVOC Term:	Interviews
AGROVOC Term:	Impact assessment
AGROVOC Term:	Productivity
AGROVOC Term:	Price stabilization
AGROVOC Term:	Farm size
AGROVOC Term:	Subsidies
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9739

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