Assessment of socio-economic factors that limits banana production and its mitigation strategies: a study of banana farmers in Sarawak

• Main Authors: Teruki, Neilson, Alwie, Aryaty, Mokhtar, Suraya Hanim
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76461/1/ICOSSH2019-9.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76461/; http://spel3.upm.edu.my/max/dokumen/ICSSH2019_e_proceeding_ICOSSH_2019_UPMKB_(with_eISBN).pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

In Malaysia, the importance of banana is clearly indicated in the National Agro-Food Policy (2011 – 2020) where it is listed as one of the 15 fruit types prioritized for commercial cultivation. Banana ranked second in Malaysia in terms of production area, covering about 34,894.06 ha with a total ann...