Peat Land Oil Palm Farmers’ Direct and Indirect Benefits from Good Agriculture Practices

With economically unsustainable metroxylon sagu (sago palms) found in peat lands, small scale farmers are gradually converting their land to oil palm cultivation. Good agriculture practices (GAP) were inculcated to peat land farmers to ensure that the environmental ecosystem is conserved and oil pal...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-07, Vol.13 (14), p.7843
Main Authors: Awang, Abd Hair, Rela, Iskandar Zainuddin, Abas, Azlan, Johari, Mohamad Arfan, Marzuki, Mohammad Effendi, Mohd Faudzi, Mohd Noor Ramdan, Musa, Adri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural practices
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Carbon
Climate change
Crop diseases
Crops
Cultivation
Ecosystems
Farmers
Farming
Floods
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Health care
Learning
Literature reviews
Multivariate statistical analysis
Outdoor air quality
Peat
Peatlands
Plant reproduction
Plantations
Productivity
Small farms
Small-scale farming
Soil erosion
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Technology transfer
Traditional farming
Vegetable oils
Water shortages
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Summary:With economically unsustainable metroxylon sagu (sago palms) found in peat lands, small scale farmers are gradually converting their land to oil palm cultivation. Good agriculture practices (GAP) were inculcated to peat land farmers to ensure that the environmental ecosystem is conserved and oil palm productivity is enhanced, along with the farmer’s well-being. The present study examined the effect of GAP on farm performance and the perceived economic well-being of the peat land oil palm farmers. We interviewed randomly selected farmers with assistance from a locally trained native enumerator to complete the survey questionnaire. We conducted partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to incorporate direct and indirect benefits on farmers’ economic well-being to estimate the significance of GAP. The empirical results show that GAP have direct positive effects on farm performance. Such practices lead to significant positive impacts on the economic well-being of peat land oil palm farmers. This solid evidence makes it much easier for small-scale farmers to convert from conventional farming to environmentally friendly farming, and ensures safe and healthy oil palm cultivation.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13147843