Issues and challenges of Clearfield® Paddy Production System among the paddy farmers in selected granary areas

Harun, Rosnani and Ahmad Sobri, Asruldin and Sufian, Fatihah Husna and Sulaiman, Nurul Huda (2018) Issues and challenges of Clearfield® Paddy Production System among the paddy farmers in selected granary areas. [Journal / Magazine]

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Abstract

The Clearfield® Paddy Production System was launched in 2010 in view of the weedy rice problems which occurred in almost 10% of paddy fields in Malaysia. Declining yields is significantly linked to weedy rice problem in the Malaysian paddy and rice subsector, which subsequently affects the farmer’s income. This problem has led to the introduction of the Clearfield® Paddy Production System in 2010 to mitigate the weedy rice problem in the paddy fields which practices direct seeding method. However, the effect of continues using the system on the paddy cultivation and the farmers create another and serious probles. This study, therefore aims to investigate the issues and challenges of Clearfield® Paddy Production System among the paddy farmers in selected granary areas. A set of structured questionnaires were distributed to 241 respondents in four granary areas based on the stratified and random sampling techniques. Our findings revealed that 45% of respondents have been cultivating the Clearfield® Paddy Production System for seven consecutive seasons since its introduction across Peninsular Malaysia. In addition, farmers adopt various methods to minimize their production costs. The result of factor analysis indicated that, the main issue and challenges in the Clearfield® Production System are weedy rice recurs and become resistant to On DutyTM. Besides that, the price of the package is expensive and increase the farmers production cost. The issues related to increasing in weeds, pest and diseases are so important. Thus, a continuous monitoring mechanism is highly crucial to prevent other problems which will affect the country’s rice production in the long run. The Clearfield® Paddy Production System equally deserves serious attentios from various stakeholders e.g. government agencies and private firms.

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