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Producers’ perceptions of public good agricultural practices and their pesticide use: The case of MyGAP for durian farming in Pahang, Malaysia

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  • Yuichiro Amekawa
  • Ng Chuck Chuan
  • Linda A. Lumayag
  • Guan Huat Tan
  • Chee Seng Wong
  • Lukman B Abdulra’uf
  • Hui Bing Tan
  • Wen Xi Tai
  • She Mei Tan
  • Chai Hong Liu
  • Jing Lim Chee

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This paper investigates the local implementation of Malaysian public GAP standard called MyGAP by examining its effectiveness in raising the awareness and improving the pesticide use practices of participant small-scale farmers toward better food safety and quality assurance. For this objective, 19 MyGAP certified and 57 uncertified durian farms in the state of Pahang, Malaysia were surveyed. The research found that certified farm managers have a much better understanding of the basic intent of the policy than uncertified farms, reflecting the individually oriented interests and motivations of participant farmers in the national scheme. Their interests in and assessment of the merits of the scheme are found to concentrate in economic realms rather than in the original policy goal of food safety and quality assurance. As regards pesticide use practices, certified farms showed a much better performance than uncertified farms in record keeping and pesticide use and management. There remains a question, however, whether it is due to the farming practices improved through MyGAP adoption or due to the participation of farms already well-performing prior to MyGAP adoption.

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  • Yuichiro Amekawa & Ng Chuck Chuan & Linda A. Lumayag & Guan Huat Tan & Chee Seng Wong & Lukman B Abdulra’uf & Hui Bing Tan & Wen Xi Tai & She Mei Tan & Chai Hong Liu & Jing Lim Chee, 2017. "Producers’ perceptions of public good agricultural practices and their pesticide use: The case of MyGAP for durian farming in Pahang, Malaysia," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 7(1), pages 1-16.
  • Handle: RePEc:asi:ajosrd:v:7:y:2017:i:1:p:1-16:id:1531
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    2. Yuichiro Amekawa & Sara Bumrungsri & Kanuengnit Wayo & Girma Gezimu Gebre & Surat Hongsibsong, 2022. "Pesticide Use under Public Good Agricultural Practices Standard: A Comparative Study in Thailand," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-21, April.
    3. Yuichiro Amekawa & Surat Hongsibsong & Nootchakarn Sawarng & Sumeth Yadoung & Girma Gezimu Gebre, 2021. "Producers’ Perceptions of Public Good Agricultural Practices Standard and Their Pesticide Use: The Case of Q-GAP for Cabbage Farming in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-25, June.
    4. Yuichiro Amekawa & Surat Hongsibsong & Nootchakarn Sawarng & Girma Gezimu Gebre, 2023. "Chili Pepper Farmers’ Pesticide Use and Residues under Thailand’s Public Good Agricultural Practices Standard: A Case Study in Chiang Mai Province," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-22, May.

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