Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia

The main purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting participation of the cocoa farmers in the programmes of the Training and Visit System (T&V) in the District of Jerantut. The specific objective was to determine the relationship between the level of participation in the T&V P...

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Main Author:	Sulong, Abdul Manaf
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	1986
Subjects:	Agriculture - Technology transfer - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Agricultural extension workers - Training of - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9669/1/FBMK_1986_2_A.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.96692011-02-21T08:22:18Z Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia 1986-07 Sulong, Abdul Manaf The main purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting participation of the cocoa farmers in the programmes of the Training and Visit System (T&V) in the District of Jerantut. The specific objective was to determine the relationship between the level of participation in the T&V Programmes with factors such as demographic, situational, personal and attitudes as well as perception of the importance and relevance of the T&V Programmes. The respondents of the study were cocoa farmers registered under the T&V System in the District of Jerantut and 113 of them were selected as samples for the study. The data collected were analysed using the Statistical Package For Social Science subprogrammes including frequencies, reliability, correlation, anova and regression. The study revealed that the level of participation, the level of perception of importance and relevancy of the T&V were generally high. Several factors were found to be positively related to the level of participation of cocoa farmers in the T&V Programmes, namely: 1) demographic factors (number of years of education completed, level of cash income and farm size); 2) situational factors (level of cosmopoliteness, initiative of extension agents, political affiliations and number of positions held in non-political (achievement organizations); 3) orientation, efficacy personality in public traits affairs orientation toward planning and optimism); 4) attitudes (attitude towards the T&V System, change agents and change agencies, modernization, and voluntary organisations); and 5) perception (perception of importance and relevance of the T&V Programmes). Based on the regression analysis involving all variables utilized in the study, the variable achievement orientation was found to have the highest explanatory power in explaining the variance in participation, followed by perception of relevance and importance of the T&V Programmes, efficacy in public affairs, political affiliations, positions held in the farmers' group of the T&V System, and initiative of extension agents. Based on the findings of the study, seven recommendations to improve farmers' participation in the T&V extension programmes were presented. In addition, eight problem areas that need further research were also forwarded. Agriculture - Technology transfer - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Agricultural extension workers - Training of - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Farms, Small - Training of - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia. Citizen participation 1986-07 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9669/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9669/1/FBMK_1986_2_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Agriculture - Technology transfer - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Agricultural extension workers - Training of - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Farms, Small - Training of - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia. Citizen participation Faculty of Modern Language and Communication English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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language	English English
topic	Agriculture - Technology transfer - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Agricultural extension workers - Training of - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Agriculture - Technology transfer - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia
spellingShingle	Agriculture - Technology transfer - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Agricultural extension workers - Training of - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Agriculture - Technology transfer - Jerantut - Pahang - Malaysia Sulong, Abdul Manaf Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia
description	The main purpose of this study was to determine factors affecting participation of the cocoa farmers in the programmes of the Training and Visit System (T&V) in the District of Jerantut. The specific objective was to determine the relationship between the level of participation in the T&V Programmes with factors such as demographic, situational, personal and attitudes as well as perception of the importance and relevance of the T&V Programmes. The respondents of the study were cocoa farmers registered under the T&V System in the District of Jerantut and 113 of them were selected as samples for the study. The data collected were analysed using the Statistical Package For Social Science subprogrammes including frequencies, reliability, correlation, anova and regression. The study revealed that the level of participation, the level of perception of importance and relevancy of the T&V were generally high. Several factors were found to be positively related to the level of participation of cocoa farmers in the T&V Programmes, namely: 1) demographic factors (number of years of education completed, level of cash income and farm size); 2) situational factors (level of cosmopoliteness, initiative of extension agents, political affiliations and number of positions held in non-political (achievement organizations); 3) orientation, efficacy personality in public traits affairs orientation toward planning and optimism); 4) attitudes (attitude towards the T&V System, change agents and change agencies, modernization, and voluntary organisations); and 5) perception (perception of importance and relevance of the T&V Programmes). Based on the regression analysis involving all variables utilized in the study, the variable achievement orientation was found to have the highest explanatory power in explaining the variance in participation, followed by perception of relevance and importance of the T&V Programmes, efficacy in public affairs, political affiliations, positions held in the farmers' group of the T&V System, and initiative of extension agents. Based on the findings of the study, seven recommendations to improve farmers' participation in the T&V extension programmes were presented. In addition, eight problem areas that need further research were also forwarded.
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author	Sulong, Abdul Manaf
author_facet	Sulong, Abdul Manaf
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title	Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia
title_short	Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia
title_full	Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort	factors associated with cocoa farmers' participation in the training and visit extension system in the district of jerantut, state of pahang, malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
publishDate	1986
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9669/1/FBMK_1986_2_A.pdf
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Factors Associated with Cocoa Farmers' Participation in the Training and Visit Extension System in the District of Jerantut, State of Pahang, Malaysia

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