Off-farm employment participation among paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas of Malaysia

Norsida Man () and Sami Ismaila Sadiya
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Norsida Man: Department of Agribusiness and Information System, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Sami Ismaila Sadiya: School of Graduate Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Development Journal, 2009, vol. 16, issue 2, 141-153

Abstract: Poverty is one of the most serious challenges confronting paddy farmers worldwide, including those in Malaysia. Off-farm employment is an alternative strategy and has the potential to improve the income and well-being of the paddy farmers. This study assesses the off-farm employment decision among 500 paddy farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority and Kemasin Semerak granary areas. Specifically, the study determines the relationship between the determinants of offfarm employment and the off-farm participation decision using descriptive analysis and logit regression methods. The results reveal that the farmers’ age, gender and number of dependants, as well as other income and the type of farm were the variables that influenced their likelihood to engage in off-farm employment. Evidently, the variables of farm size and level of education were insignificant in affecting offfarm participation.

Keywords: Off farm employment; paddy farming; decision making; Muda and Kemasin Semerak Area (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J21 O13 O15 Q12 R11 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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