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Zulqarnain1, Norsida Man2, Juwaidah Sharifuddin2, Muhammad Roslan3 and Salim Hassan1
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6264/2020.02.004
Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43300, Selangor, Malaysia
2. Department of Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43300, Selangor, Malaysia
3. Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43300, Selangor, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
The study explores the
factors influencing attitude towards agricultural technology adoption among
Permanent Food Production Park (PFPP) program participants in West Malaysia and
the factors that influence their attitudes. The PFPP program is one of the
programs introduced by the government of Malaysia with the objectives of
increasing food production, as well as supporting local agriculture
entrepreneurs. The study employed a cross-sectional study design and has been
conducted in four West Malaysian states with a sample of size of 275
respondents. The results indicated that the respondents had a positive attitude
towards technology adoption and factors such as knowledge and skill, benefit,
education level, years of experience in agriculture and gross income had
influenced their attitude.
KEYWORDS
Agriculture, technology adoption, food production.
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