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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

44 2010 101 – 107

Kesan Pendapatan Bukan Pertanian ke atas Kemiskinan: Kajian Kes Petani di Kedah
The Effects of Non-Farm Income on Poverty: A Case Study on Farmers in Kedah

Kolej Sastera dan Sains
Universiti Utara Malaysia
06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah.

hadijah@uum.edu.my

Kolej Sastera dan Sains
Universiti Utara Malaysia
06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah.


Abstract

This article aims to analyze the effects of non-farm income on poverty of farmers. The analysis is made using the method of separation index FGT (Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index) based on three poverty line income (PLI). The data used is gathered from a survey using a set of questionnaire conducted on farmers in six districts in Kedah. A total of 384 questionnaires were distributed with the help of enumerators conducted between April and December 2008. The sample size was determined through two-layered random sampling method and quotas. As a result, six out of eleven districts have been selected, i.e. Kubang Pasu, Sik, Kota Setar, Baling, Kulim and Pulau Langkawi. The study found that, at all three levels of PLI, almost all the results showed non-farm income could have a positive impact on reducing poverty among farmers.

Keywords

household; non-farm income; poverty; poverty line income
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Mat, , & Hakim, (2010). Kesan Pendapatan Bukan Pertanian ke atas Kemiskinan: Kajian Kes Petani di Kedah. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 44, 101–107.

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  title={Kesan Pendapatan Bukan Pertanian ke atas Kemiskinan: Kajian Kes Petani di Kedah},
  author={Mat, Siti and Hakim, Roslan},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={44},
  number={},
  pages={101—107},
 

year={2010},
}

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