Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides

Harumanis demands delicate handling and farmers must know how to use safe pesticides. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine factors influencing the use of safe pesticide among Harumanis farmers in Mata Ayer, Perlis. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used to underpin this study. This...

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Main Authors: Nasirun, Noraini, Pahang, Josephine Tening, Mohd Nor, Khairun Nisaa', Anuar, Hasni Hasmira, Saputra, Didin Hadi
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30044/1/GBMR%2013%2001%202021%2079-96.pdf
https://doi.org/10.32890/gbmr2021.13.1.5
https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30044/
https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/gbmr/article/view/15374
https://doi.org/10.32890/gbmr2021.13.1.5
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spelling my.uum.repo.300442023-11-28T11:37:25Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30044/ Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides Nasirun, Noraini Pahang, Josephine Tening Mohd Nor, Khairun Nisaa' Anuar, Hasni Hasmira Saputra, Didin Hadi HF Commerce Harumanis demands delicate handling and farmers must know how to use safe pesticides. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine factors influencing the use of safe pesticide among Harumanis farmers in Mata Ayer, Perlis. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used to underpin this study. This study suggests that attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, knowledge and moral norm as the variables that influence the use of safe pesticides. Data were collected from 97 registered Harumanis farmers under Department of Agriculture (DOA) Malaysia through questionnaires. SmartPLS was used to test the hypotheses in this study. The results showed that attitude, moral norm and knowledge had positive effects on the intention to use safe pesticides. Moreover, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control exhibited insignificant effect on the dependent variable. The results provide helpful information to the stakeholders in the Harumanis industry, from which they could develop and improve appropriate strategies and provide essential assistance to the Harumanis farmers. UUM Press 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30044/1/GBMR%2013%2001%202021%2079-96.pdf Nasirun, Noraini and Pahang, Josephine Tening and Mohd Nor, Khairun Nisaa' and Anuar, Hasni Hasmira and Saputra, Didin Hadi (2021) Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides. Global Business Management Review (GBMR), 13 (1). pp. 79-96. ISSN 2180-2416 https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/gbmr/article/view/15374 https://doi.org/10.32890/gbmr2021.13.1.5 https://doi.org/10.32890/gbmr2021.13.1.5
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topic HF Commerce
spellingShingle HF Commerce
Nasirun, Noraini
Pahang, Josephine Tening
Mohd Nor, Khairun Nisaa'
Anuar, Hasni Hasmira
Saputra, Didin Hadi
Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides
description Harumanis demands delicate handling and farmers must know how to use safe pesticides. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine factors influencing the use of safe pesticide among Harumanis farmers in Mata Ayer, Perlis. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) was used to underpin this study. This study suggests that attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, knowledge and moral norm as the variables that influence the use of safe pesticides. Data were collected from 97 registered Harumanis farmers under Department of Agriculture (DOA) Malaysia through questionnaires. SmartPLS was used to test the hypotheses in this study. The results showed that attitude, moral norm and knowledge had positive effects on the intention to use safe pesticides. Moreover, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control exhibited insignificant effect on the dependent variable. The results provide helpful information to the stakeholders in the Harumanis industry, from which they could develop and improve appropriate strategies and provide essential assistance to the Harumanis farmers.
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author Nasirun, Noraini
Pahang, Josephine Tening
Mohd Nor, Khairun Nisaa'
Anuar, Hasni Hasmira
Saputra, Didin Hadi
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Pahang, Josephine Tening
Mohd Nor, Khairun Nisaa'
Anuar, Hasni Hasmira
Saputra, Didin Hadi
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title Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides
title_short Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides
title_full Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides
title_fullStr Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides
title_full_unstemmed Examining Factors that Influence Harumanis Farmers’ Intention to Use Safe Pesticides
title_sort examining factors that influence harumanis farmers’ intention to use safe pesticides
publisher UUM Press
publishDate 2021
url https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/30044/1/GBMR%2013%2001%202021%2079-96.pdf
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