Five seasons in two years: profitability, challenges and factors influencing farmer’s acceptance in IADA, Barat Laut Selangor

Rosnani Harun, . and Asruldin Ahmad Sobri, . and Muhammad Naim Fadzli Abd. Rani, . (2023) Five seasons in two years: profitability, challenges and factors influencing farmer’s acceptance in IADA, Barat Laut Selangor. Economic and Technology Management Review, 21. pp. 33-49. ISSN 1823-8149

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Abstract

Rice is an important crop in agriculture and it is receiving special attention from the government to ensure sufficient food supply for the growing population besides addressing national food security. The new initiative by the government to increase intensity of rice production through the five season cultivation in two years is an effort to increase the sustainability of national rice production. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the level of profitability, challenges and identify factors that influence farmers’ acceptance of five season in two years of paddy cultivation. The findings show that there is no significant difference in terms of yield, production costs and gross income of farmers in the program compared to normal practices (four season in two years). The benefits obtained by farmers who plant four seasons in two years are higher than those who plant rice five seasons in two years. The results indicates that it was still not feasible to implement this initiative without further improvement on various technical aspects, particularl in reference to rodent issues and the improvement of yield and suitable mechanisation for soil management which will probably reduce costs/unit for the entire five seasons in two years. About 48.3% of farmers are willing to accept rice cultivation with five seasons in two years if they receive all subsidies for entire seasons. Factors such as yield, the condition of the paddy f ield and family labour are important in influencing farmers acceptance on the five season in two years of rice cultivation. There is still room for improvement especially to develop a suitable mechanisation such as small tractors for soft land conditions, systematic field management to cope with pest and disease problems and improvement of irrigation infrastructure for better water management.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Rosnani Harun, . and Asruldin Ahmad Sobri, . and Muhammad Naim Fadzli Abd. Rani, .
Title:	Five seasons in two years: profitability, challenges and factors influencing farmer’s acceptance in IADA, Barat Laut Selangor
Date:	2023
Location:	Economic and Technology Management Review website
Publication:	Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute
Volume:	21
Physical Description:	17p.
Agency Name:	Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2025 02:40
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2025 02:40
URI:	http://myagric.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23751

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