The Intention to Adopt Green Pesticide Among Oil Palm Planters: Review of The Extant Literature

Mohammed Nizar Khir Azman and Bamini KPD Balakrishnan (2023) The Intention to Adopt Green Pesticide Among Oil Palm Planters: Review of The Extant Literature. Oil Palm Industry Economic Journal, 23. pp. 15-31.

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Abstract

Pests and diseases can cause costly and irreparable harm to crops, especially oil palm. There are many methods that planters can adopt to manage them, and green pesticides can serve as an alternative solution. Preliminary research is carried out by adopting the theory of planned behaviour or TPB [attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control (PBC)] for a sound conceptual framework. This paper, therefore, investigates the determinant factors affecting Malaysian oil palm planters to adopt green pesticides. A comprehensive literature review was used as the methodology. The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) was proposed as a moderator to optimise the planters’ intention. Overall, 12 research propositions, recategorized in TPB, were discussed in this paper and identified as the factors affecting the oil palm planters’ intention to adopt green pesticides. The proposition will lead to future empirical findings which are anticipated to facilitate the industrial transition toward utilizing environmentally friendly pesticides.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Green pesticide, MSPO, Oil palm planter, Sustainability, TPB
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28-9999 Industries. Land use. Labor > HD1401-2210 Agriculture S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) > S1-(972) Agriculture (General) > S560-571.5 Farm economics. Farm management. Agricultural mathematics Including production standards, record keeping, farmwork rates, marketing
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Business, Economics and Accounting
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2024 16:08
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2024 16:08
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38172

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