Youth’s intention to venture into agriculture sector

Fazlin Ali, . and Tan, Yee May and Thabet, Omer (2020) Youth’s intention to venture into agriculture sector. Malaysian Journal of Agricultural Economics (Malaysia), 29 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2756-8288

This study aims to determine the factors influencing youth’s intention to venture into the agriculture sector. Since Malaysia is a developing country, unemployment is one of the major issues, especially youth unemployment. Malaysia’s government recognised that the agriculture sector is an important sector to contribute to the nation’s GDP, followed by service and manufacture. The government implemented actions through programmes for attracting youth’s intention. However, youth still lack the purpose and less motivated to venture into agriculture. A total of 245 respondents from 15 to 40 years old participated in the survey sampling. Data were analysed using several statistical analyses, such as descriptive, factor, Chi-square and multiple regression analysis. Based on the result, it can be concluded that youth’s intention will be affected by knowledge, attitude, and acceptance as well as gender, age, marital status, and education field of youth. By setting agriculture as a compulsory subject and offering agricultural-oriented activities, it is recommended that the government, agriculture agencies, and universities take responsibility for attracting youth to venture into the agriculture sector.

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Abstract

This study aims to determine the factors influencing youth’s intention to venture into the agriculture sector. Since Malaysia is a developing country, unemployment is one of the major issues, especially youth unemployment. Malaysia’s government recognised that the agriculture sector is an important sector to contribute to the nation’s GDP, followed by service and manufacture. The government implemented actions through programmes for attracting youth’s intention. However, youth still lack the purpose and less motivated to venture into agriculture. A total of 245 respondents from 15 to 40 years old participated in the survey sampling. Data were analysed using several statistical analyses, such as descriptive, factor, Chi-square and multiple regression analysis. Based on the result, it can be concluded that youth’s intention will be affected by knowledge, attitude, and acceptance as well as gender, age, marital status, and education field of youth. By setting agriculture as a compulsory subject and offering agricultural-oriented activities, it is recommended that the government, agriculture agencies, and universities take responsibility for attracting youth to venture into the agriculture sector.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	agriculture
AGROVOC Term:	joint ventures
AGROVOC Term:	youth
AGROVOC Term:	knowledge
AGROVOC Term:	attitudes
AGROVOC Term:	acceptance tests
AGROVOC Term:	gender
AGROVOC Term:	age
AGROVOC Term:	marital status
AGROVOC Term:	motivation
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Mr. Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	22 Apr 2026 06:08
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2026 06:08
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3814

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