Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak

Agricultural activities on peat soil are quite common in Malaysia. There are about 2.4 million hectare of peat in the country with 60% of this is located in Sarawak. Pineapple has been traditionally cultivated on peat soil in Malaysia as is the case in Samarahan, Sarawak. The economic value of pi...

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Main Author:	Daud, Adrian
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	Pineapple - Sarawak - Case studies Pineapple - Economic aspects - Sarawak Peat soils - Sarawak
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9855/1/FEP_2009_7_A.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.98552013-05-27T07:44:03Z Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak 2009-08 Daud, Adrian Agricultural activities on peat soil are quite common in Malaysia. There are about 2.4 million hectare of peat in the country with 60% of this is located in Sarawak. Pineapple has been traditionally cultivated on peat soil in Malaysia as is the case in Samarahan, Sarawak. The economic value of pineapple cultivation on peat soil should measure beyond private benefits (profit) and include global/social benefits (carbon sequestration value and willingness-to-pay value for better environment). Farmers surrounding the Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA) prefer to plant pineapple by using traditional method which means they are not maximizing their returns by planting at a much lower density than recommended by IADA. The high cost in fertilizer associated with pineapple cultivation caused some farmers to resort to plant at a lower density. The returns of the farmers are compared to the potential return with the matrix system (high-density planting). These farmers are also using the traditional method of residue burning which is harmful to the environment. There is a need to emphasize on the proper management of our resources like the sustainable utilization of natural resources such as peat soil. The practice of zero burning technique (ZBT) in pineapple cultivation has the advantage of greater carbon sequestration in soil compared to the traditional practice of residue burning and this the indirect benefit of using ZBT. The value of using ZBT is compared to residue burning technique in terms of net present value (NPV) by using costbenefit analysis (CBA). The total economic value (TEV) is the sum of the private benefits and global/social benefits. There is the incentive to adopt ZBT as it gives higher value than residue burning technique. Farmers who switch to ZBT may experience lower profitability (private benefits) but it results in higher global/social benefits especially through the value of soil carbon sequestration. In the long run it is environmentally sound as it results in the sustainable use of natural resources. The benefit of soil carbon sequestration can compensate the extra cost associated with ZBT. The market price of carbon should be at least RM6.72/tC for ZBT to yield similar total benefits with residue burning technique. The total economic value (TEV) shows that ZBT offers greater net benefit than residue burning. Adopting sustainable practices such as ZBT in our agricultural system is a good step in the utilization of natural resource and should be practiced extensively. Pineapple - Sarawak - Case studies Pineapple - Economic aspects - Sarawak Peat soils - Sarawak 2009-08 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9855/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9855/1/FEP_2009_7_A.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Putra Malaysia Pineapple - Sarawak - Case studies Pineapple - Economic aspects - Sarawak Peat soils - Sarawak Faculty of Economics and Management English
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topic	Pineapple - Sarawak - Case studies Pineapple - Economic aspects - Sarawak Peat soils - Sarawak
spellingShingle	Pineapple - Sarawak - Case studies Pineapple - Economic aspects - Sarawak Peat soils - Sarawak Daud, Adrian Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak
description	Agricultural activities on peat soil are quite common in Malaysia. There are about 2.4 million hectare of peat in the country with 60% of this is located in Sarawak. Pineapple has been traditionally cultivated on peat soil in Malaysia as is the case in Samarahan, Sarawak. The economic value of pineapple cultivation on peat soil should measure beyond private benefits (profit) and include global/social benefits (carbon sequestration value and willingness-to-pay value for better environment). Farmers surrounding the Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA) prefer to plant pineapple by using traditional method which means they are not maximizing their returns by planting at a much lower density than recommended by IADA. The high cost in fertilizer associated with pineapple cultivation caused some farmers to resort to plant at a lower density. The returns of the farmers are compared to the potential return with the matrix system (high-density planting). These farmers are also using the traditional method of residue burning which is harmful to the environment. There is a need to emphasize on the proper management of our resources like the sustainable utilization of natural resources such as peat soil. The practice of zero burning technique (ZBT) in pineapple cultivation has the advantage of greater carbon sequestration in soil compared to the traditional practice of residue burning and this the indirect benefit of using ZBT. The value of using ZBT is compared to residue burning technique in terms of net present value (NPV) by using costbenefit analysis (CBA). The total economic value (TEV) is the sum of the private benefits and global/social benefits. There is the incentive to adopt ZBT as it gives higher value than residue burning technique. Farmers who switch to ZBT may experience lower profitability (private benefits) but it results in higher global/social benefits especially through the value of soil carbon sequestration. In the long run it is environmentally sound as it results in the sustainable use of natural resources. The benefit of soil carbon sequestration can compensate the extra cost associated with ZBT. The market price of carbon should be at least RM6.72/tC for ZBT to yield similar total benefits with residue burning technique. The total economic value (TEV) shows that ZBT offers greater net benefit than residue burning. Adopting sustainable practices such as ZBT in our agricultural system is a good step in the utilization of natural resource and should be practiced extensively.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Daud, Adrian
author_facet	Daud, Adrian
author_sort	Daud, Adrian
title	Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak
title_short	Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak
title_full	Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak
title_fullStr	Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed	Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak
title_sort	economic valuation of pineapple cultivation on peat soil at the integrated agricultural development area, samarahan, sarawak
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Economics and Management
publishDate	2009
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9855/1/FEP_2009_7_A.pdf
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Economic Valuation of Pineapple Cultivation on Peat Soil at the Integrated Agricultural Development Area, Samarahan, Sarawak

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