Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia

Over the years, most developing countries across the globe have identified agro-tourism activities as being able to assist their respective country’s development. Malaysia is no exception to this; the country has emphasized agro-tourism as a significant tool of development and poverty eradication, a...

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Main Authors: Fahmi, Zaim, Hamzah, Azimi, Muhammad, Mahazan, Md. Yassin, Sulaiman, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
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Published: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013
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spelling my.upm.eprints.307462016-03-31T05:11:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30746/ Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia Fahmi, Zaim Hamzah, Azimi Muhammad, Mahazan Md. Yassin, Sulaiman Abu Samah, Bahaman Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Over the years, most developing countries across the globe have identified agro-tourism activities as being able to assist their respective country’s development. Malaysia is no exception to this; the country has emphasized agro-tourism as a significant tool of development and poverty eradication, and perhaps, at the same time, a key strategy by which to address the problem of rural migration. The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia, also known as LKIM, has been playing a part in responding to the government’s call to develop the agro-tourism industry in Malaysia. LKIM has taken steps towards formulating an agro-tourism program for fishing communities called Desa Wawasan Nelayan. The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of involvement in agro-tourism amongst fishing communities in the east coast region of Malaysia. The study was conducted amongst 220 respondents from two villages in Terengganu and Kelantan. The findings of the research reveal that despite the government’s intervention in promoting agro-tourism activities throughout the nation, the level of involvement amongst respondents is still at a moderate level. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30746/1/30746.pdf Fahmi, Zaim and Hamzah, Azimi and Muhammad, Mahazan and Md. Yassin, Sulaiman and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2013) Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 9 (2). pp. 203-207. ISSN 1911-2017; ESSN: 1911-2025 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ass/article/view/24370 10.5539/ass.v9n2p203
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description Over the years, most developing countries across the globe have identified agro-tourism activities as being able to assist their respective country’s development. Malaysia is no exception to this; the country has emphasized agro-tourism as a significant tool of development and poverty eradication, and perhaps, at the same time, a key strategy by which to address the problem of rural migration. The Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia, also known as LKIM, has been playing a part in responding to the government’s call to develop the agro-tourism industry in Malaysia. LKIM has taken steps towards formulating an agro-tourism program for fishing communities called Desa Wawasan Nelayan. The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of involvement in agro-tourism amongst fishing communities in the east coast region of Malaysia. The study was conducted amongst 220 respondents from two villages in Terengganu and Kelantan. The findings of the research reveal that despite the government’s intervention in promoting agro-tourism activities throughout the nation, the level of involvement amongst respondents is still at a moderate level.
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author Fahmi, Zaim
Hamzah, Azimi
Muhammad, Mahazan
Md. Yassin, Sulaiman
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
spellingShingle Fahmi, Zaim
Hamzah, Azimi
Muhammad, Mahazan
Md. Yassin, Sulaiman
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia
author_facet Fahmi, Zaim
Hamzah, Azimi
Muhammad, Mahazan
Md. Yassin, Sulaiman
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
author_sort Fahmi, Zaim
title Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia
title_short Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia
title_full Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia
title_fullStr Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in Desa Wawasan Nelayan villages on the east coast of Malaysia
title_sort involvement in agro-tourism activities among communities in desa wawasan nelayan villages on the east coast of malaysia
publisher Canadian Center of Science and Education
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30746/1/30746.pdf
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