Abstract
Paddy is an important crop in Malaysia and it is vital for the nation's food security. Apart from this, the statistic also has proven that paddy industry in Malaysia has generated stable income for the country. Such income generation has reflected the success of this industry. Nonetheless, is the success of this industry has any impact on the paddy farmers particularly on their well-being? This query has become the main objective of this paper which is to discover the impingement factors of paddy farmers’ well-being. This is qualitative study where data were gained from documents and literature analyses. Based on the analyses performed, it can be seen that factors such as financial, social and human should be considered to further enhance the farmers’ well-being.
Highlights
1.1 Agriculture in MalaysiaAgriculture sector in Malaysia can basically be categorized by the co-existence plantation and smallholder’s sub sectors
Paddy is an important crop in Malaysia and it is vital for the nation's food security
Is the success of this industry has any impact on the paddy farmers on their well-being? This query has become the main objective of this paper which is to discover the impingement factors of paddy farmers’ well-being
Summary
Agriculture sector in Malaysia can basically be categorized by the co-existence plantation and smallholder’s sub sectors It could later classify into food and industrial commodities. In early 90’s Malaysian government started to invest heavily in industrial sectors such as automobile, electrical and electronics and others These sectors were believed to generate greater revenues and more significant impact on Malaysian economic growth. Agricultural related courses in local universities such as biotechnology, agricultural sciences and agribusiness started to receive massive attention in order to produce specialist and researchers in agricultural fields This sector will continually act as an important sector for government programs in poverty alleviation and hopefully transformed from its current stigma which relate rural and poverty with agriculture to a modern and commercially viable sector with high returns
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