Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad

The importance of non-farm employment to rural households was widely acknowledged. However, empirical evidence on the relationship between household assets and non-farm activities is hardly found. This study identifies the determinants of a household’s selection of a livelihood strategy. Results fro...

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Main Author:	Saiful Nathan, Siti Badariah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor 2014
Subjects:	Personal finance. Financial literacy SB Plant culture
Online Access:	http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19309/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19309/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19309/1/AJ_SITI%20BADARIAH%20SAIFUL%20NATHAN%20JOEEAIR%2014.pdf

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spelling	uitm-193092018-02-22T01:53:03Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19309/ Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad Saiful Nathan, Siti Badariah Personal finance. Financial literacy SB Plant culture The importance of non-farm employment to rural households was widely acknowledged. However, empirical evidence on the relationship between household assets and non-farm activities is hardly found. This study identifies the determinants of a household’s selection of a livelihood strategy. Results from multinomial logistic regression showed that the size of cultivated land was a significant factor for a livelihood strategy. The average education of working members, the share of other non-farm income and the availability of credit were also the significant determinants of a diversified livelihood strategy. This indicates that any policy intervention should be distinctive for certain group of paddy farming households. Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor 2014-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19309/1/AJ_SITI%20BADARIAH%20SAIFUL%20NATHAN%20JOEEAIR%2014.pdf Saiful Nathan, Siti Badariah (2014) Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad. Journal of Emerging Economies and Islamic Research (JEEIR), 2 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2289 - 2559 http://www.jeeir.com
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description	The importance of non-farm employment to rural households was widely acknowledged. However, empirical evidence on the relationship between household assets and non-farm activities is hardly found. This study identifies the determinants of a household’s selection of a livelihood strategy. Results from multinomial logistic regression showed that the size of cultivated land was a significant factor for a livelihood strategy. The average education of working members, the share of other non-farm income and the availability of credit were also the significant determinants of a diversified livelihood strategy. This indicates that any policy intervention should be distinctive for certain group of paddy farming households.
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title	Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad
title_short	Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad
title_full	Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad
title_fullStr	Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad
title_full_unstemmed	Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad
title_sort	livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest selangor, malaysia / siti badariah saiful nathan, mohd rosli mohamad
publisher	Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor
publishDate	2014
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Livelihood strategies and household income of a paddy farming community in northwest Selangor, Malaysia / Siti Badariah Saiful Nathan, Mohd Rosli Mohamad

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