Poverty of Malaysian rice farmers in a changing climate - An empirical investigation in Kedah, Malaysia

Afroz, Rafia and Muhibbullah, M and Rahman, M Z (2021) Poverty of Malaysian rice farmers in a changing climate - An empirical investigation in Kedah, Malaysia. In: 3rd Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Food Security, ARCoFS 2021, Kelantan / Virtual.

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Abstract

This research aims to assess the economic impact of climate change on the poverty of rice farmers in Kedah. A personal interview was conducted in a sample of 400 farm households in Kedah, Malaysia. To achieve the goal of the analysis, a logit model was used. The findings indicate that education and non-farm have major positive effect on the probability of being poor for the rice farmers. For Malaysian policymakers, the evidence from this study may be useful in promoting greater preventive measures during the key and off-seasons to counteract climate instability and vulnerability.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Economics
Depositing User:	Dr Rafia Afroz
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2021 15:52
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2021 15:52
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/92176

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