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Socio Economic Factors Affecting Adoption and Non-Adoption of Modern Hive in Stingless Beekeeping Practices in Malaysia

Authors
Norhidayah Che Soh1, *, Marlia Musa2, Mohd Mansor Ismail3
1Faculty of Fisheries and Food Science, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
2Department of Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
3Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies. Universiti Putra Malaysia Putra Infoport Jalan Kajang-Puchong 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor.
*Corresponding author. Email: norhidayah.soh@upm.edu.my
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Norhidayah Che Soh
Available Online 15 December 2021.
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.211214.043How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Stingless bee; Adoption; Modern hive; Factors; Determinants; Logit model
Abstract

The study aims to investigate the socio-economic factors affecting the adoption of modern hives in stingless beekeeping in Malaysia. A total of 117 stingless beekeepers were selected as respondents using purposive sampling technique. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistic, factor analysis and logit regression model. The results indicated that 79% are adopters while others are non-adopters. The factor analysis results showed that there are seven factors affecting beekeepers to adopt modern hive technology namely, service of extension agent, production process, harvesting process, improvement of adopted technology, knowledge and information from extension agent, advantages of adopted technology, and source of information. Logistic regression model revealed that gender and educational level were positively and significantly influence the adoption at 5%. In summary, knowledge and information on modern hives is important for beekeepers, as the more knowledge and information they gathered and knew about the technology, the higher the influence rate to adopt the technology. Thus, the extension services from the Department of Agriculture should provide more sources of knowledge and information to create awareness on the advantages of using modern hives.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Socio-economics, Agribusiness, and Rural Development (ICSASARD 2021)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
15 December 2021
ISBN
10.2991/aebmr.k.211214.043
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.211214.043How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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