Norazman Jamdin (2011) A study on the relationships between Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) in sustainable agriculture and the socio-economic status of vegetable farmers in Kundasang. Universiti Malaysia Sabah. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Sustainable agriculture recently becomes popular among farmers, researchers and policy makers. As an alternative farming system, it serves to improve the environmental quality and public health. Therefore, this study had been conducted in order to determine the status of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of farmers towards sustainable agriculture. A total of 30 vegetables farmers in Kundasang, Sabah were selected randomly from the list given by the Department of Agriculture Ranau. Data collection method used was face-to-face interview by objective structured questionnaire. The results showed that there was a positive correlation between the knowledge of the respondents and their practices towards sustainable agriculture. The higher the knowledge of the respondents on sustainable agriculture, the more frequent they practice the sustainable agriculture practices. This study had also identified the attitude of the farmers towards sustainable agriculture practices through Likert rating scale statements.
| Item Type: | Academic Exercise |
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| Keyword: | knowledge, attitude, practice, agriculture, farming system |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Department: | SCHOOL > School of Sustainable Agriculture |
| Depositing User: | ADMIN ADMIN |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2016 11:25 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2017 16:17 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/14746 |
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