The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia

Muhammad Ali; Norsida Man; Ismail Abd Latif; Farrah Melissa Muharam; Siti Zobidah Omar

doi:10.31015/jaefs.18005

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The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia

Abstract

The study was aimed to determine the existing status of extension services provided for agricultural risk management in making use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). There were 360 farmers selected through multistage cluster sampling technique and data were collected from four areas of Malaysia. The results reveal that farmers could get limited information from extension staff on the use of ICTs for disaster information. Moreover, most of the farmers still could not get support from extension staff to integrate ICTs for agricultural risk management. Farmers highlighted that extension staff need training to improve their capacity. Therefore, public and private sector should initiate various training programs firstly for the extension field staff and then diffuse various management skills and techniques into farmer fields for better agricultural risk management using ICTs.

Keywords

Agricultural extension,ICTs,Malaysia,Agricultural risk management,Malaysia

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Muhammad Ali ^*
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia

Norsida Man This is me
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia

Ismail Abd Latif This is me
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia

Farrah Melissa Muharam This is me
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia

Siti Zobidah Omar This is me
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia

Publication Date

March 20, 2018

Submission Date

December 5, 2017

Acceptance Date

February 16, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 2 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.18005

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APA

Ali, M., Man, N., Abd Latif, I., Muharam, F. M., & Zobidah Omar, S. (2018). The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, 2(1), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.18005

AMA

1.Ali M, Man N, Abd Latif I, Muharam FM, Zobidah Omar S. The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia. int. j. agric. environ. food sci. 2018;2(1):29-35. doi:10.31015/jaefs.18005

Chicago

Ali, Muhammad, Norsida Man, Ismail Abd Latif, Farrah Melissa Muharam, and Siti Zobidah Omar. 2018. “The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia”. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences 2 (1): 29-35. https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.18005.

EndNote

Ali M, Man N, Abd Latif I, Muharam FM, Zobidah Omar S (March 1, 2018) The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences 2 1 29–35.

IEEE

[1]M. Ali, N. Man, I. Abd Latif, F. M. Muharam, and S. Zobidah Omar, “The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia”, int. j. agric. environ. food sci., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 29–35, Mar. 2018, doi: 10.31015/jaefs.18005.

ISNAD

Ali, Muhammad - Man, Norsida - Abd Latif, Ismail - Muharam, Farrah Melissa - Zobidah Omar, Siti. “The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia”. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences 2/1 (March 1, 2018): 29-35. https://doi.org/10.31015/jaefs.18005.

JAMA

1.Ali M, Man N, Abd Latif I, Muharam FM, Zobidah Omar S. The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia. int. j. agric. environ. food sci. 2018;2:29–35.

MLA

Ali, Muhammad, et al. “The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia”. International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences, vol. 2, no. 1, Mar. 2018, pp. 29-35, doi:10.31015/jaefs.18005.

Vancouver

1.Muhammad Ali, Norsida Man, Ismail Abd Latif, Farrah Melissa Muharam, Siti Zobidah Omar. The Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Risk Management by The Agricultural Extension Services in Malaysia. int. j. agric. environ. food sci. 2018 Mar. 1;2(1):29-35. doi:10.31015/jaefs.18005

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