Influence of knowledge, attitude and skill of good agriculture practice on oil palm production in seedling assistance scheme in Malaysia
Oil palm industry has contributed significantly to the Malaysian economy. About 35- 40% of oil palm is being planted by the smallholders which produced about 33% of the total crude palm oil (CPO) on average. Under 9th Malaysian Plan (2006-2010), RM 37.6 million grants in form of good quality o...
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| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68738/1/FP%202018%2017%20IR.pdf |
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| Summary: | Oil palm industry has contributed significantly to the Malaysian economy. About 35-
40% of oil palm is being planted by the smallholders which produced about 33% of
the total crude palm oil (CPO) on average. Under 9th Malaysian Plan (2006-2010), RM
37.6 million grants in form of good quality of oil palm seedling have been allocated
for 5,697 of smallholders through the Oil Palm Seedling Assistance Scheme (SBABB)
coordinated by Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).
Results of the previous study showed that only 10% of SBABB participants obtained
10t/ha/year of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) which is the standard or expected output while
others produce less than 10t/ha/year which is considered as low yield of output. As
2015-2016, SBABB scheme implemented almost 8-9 years, the productivity should
be reviewed either meet the expected yield. The centrality of knowledge, skills and
attitude on agriculture has been highlighted by number of researcher as the “fourth
factor of production”. However, influence of KAS among SBABB participant on oil
palm productivity was unknown and studies on same scenario still lacking in
Malaysia. Finding of this study would fill in the research gap and to elucidate the
relationship of KAS on GAP on oil palm production among SBABB participants
This study was carried out at Sabah and Sarawak whereby a total of 180 respondents
have been interviewed using structured questionnaire. The simple random sampling
method was used as sampling technique. The questionnaire comprised five (5)
sections.The result shows that the most predominant age categories of smallholders are
between 48-59 years old and they have medium knowledge and skill in operating their
farms. Most of the smallholders owned 1-7ha of the farm. In term of yield, all
respondent produce lower than the average production of 20t/ha/year ranging between
10-20t/ha/yr.
The result also shows that 65% variation of FFB production caused by seven (7)
factors and five (5) of them have a positive relationship to the yield. The 5 factors are
farm size, followed by knowledge in farm management, skills operating their farm,
perception on MPOB and perception on SBABB itself. These factors are important
determinants to enhance the farmers to increase their yield. As the recommendation,
smallholders should increase skill and knowledge about farm management via
extension services and the application of GAP in their farm. |
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