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Farmers’ Attitudes toward Risks in Paddy Production of North- West Selangor Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA), Malaysia

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  • Amin Mahir Abdullah
  • Abdullahi Auwal Gindi
  • Suryani Darham
  • Alias Radam

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The main objective of this research is to determine the reliability of the new developed instruments of farmers’ attitudes toward types of risks in paddy production. The different income level groups farmers’ attitude were compared. The data were collected from 286 paddy farmers at Selangor Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA), Malaysia. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.894 was obtained, which is above the minimum acceptable value of 0.70. One way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test was conducted to determine whether significant difference on the attitude toward risk exist among different income level groups farmers. The ANOVA result shows significant differences in their attitudes toward risks with respect to three categories of risks: Production risk F (2, 282) = 21.477, P = 0.001, Financial risk F (2, 283) =21. 506, P= 0.001, and Environmental risk F (2, 283) = 27.245, P = 0.001.

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  • Amin Mahir Abdullah & Abdullahi Auwal Gindi & Suryani Darham & Alias Radam, 2015. "Farmers’ Attitudes toward Risks in Paddy Production of North- West Selangor Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA), Malaysia," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 5(7), pages 158-166.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ajosrd:v:5:y:2015:i:7:p:158-166:id:1394
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    2. Hurunnahar Khushi & Md. Moniruzzaman & Nazia Tabassum, 2019. "Farmers’ Attitudes Towards Rice Production In Selected Areas Of Mymensingh District," Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, vol. 39(1&2), December.

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