Impact of Agricultural Supports for Climate Change Adaptation: A Farm Level Assessment | Science Publications

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

B. Talib¹  C. Siwar¹  R. I. Molla¹  M. E.B. Toriman¹  M. M. Alam¹ 

关键词: Agricultural productivity;    climate change;    rainfall variability;    Agricultural Development Area (IADA);    additional fertilizer;    crop damages;    agricultural activities;    farm level assessment;   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajessp.2011.178.182

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

Problem statement: The climatic factors are changing very rapidly in Malaysia. To adapt farmers with the changes, government and other external agencies are providing several kinds of supports, but yet the adaptability is not that high. Approach: To analyze the climate change adaptability of the farmers in Malaysia, this study uses primary data that have been collected through questionnaire survey on paddy farmers in the Integrated Agricultural Development Area (IADA), North-West Selangor, Malaysia. Data have been analyzed by using descriptive statistics and ordered regression. Results: Most farmers believe that buying additional fertilizer from market is not important for their current adaptation capability with climate change. As a consequence, 75.3% of the farmers never used extra fertilizer beyond the fully subsidized quantity. But, 41.4% farmers agree that government

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