Researchers from Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi Discuss Findings in Risk Management (Perceptions of Malaysian Farmers Regarding Their Knowledge In Agricultural Risk Management)

2019 AUG 02 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Risk Management is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Climate change in the form of natural disasters affects farmers and their agricultural activities. The negative impacts stem from natural disasters influence perception of farmers to manage risks in agriculture on the basis of their knowledge.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, “Therefore, the study was planned to assess perceptions of farming community towards knowledge in agricultural risk management. In order to fulfill the objective, multi stage cluster sampling technique was used. The data were collected from 360 farmers through pre-designed and pre-tested interview schedule in which likert scale items ranging from 5 (strongly disagree) to 1 (strongly agree) were used. The empirical findings revealed that farmers had knowledge about socio-economic impacts, how to manage, plan and crop risk management. However, farmers’ knowledge was inadequate about cost, at which stage, and concept and procedure to manage their risks in agriculture sector. Importantly, the knowledge level of farmers was also medium which could affect socio-economic fabric and food security of the country.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Thus, the study recommends that knowledge of farmers should be improved through capacity building initiatives by public and private sectors particularly by agricultural extension agencies to tackle risks originating from climate changes and natural disasters.”

For more information on this research see: Perceptions of Malaysian Farmers Regarding Their Knowledge In Agricultural Risk Management. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND PLANT SCIENCES, 2019;29(4):1204-1207. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND PLANT SCIENCES can be contacted at: Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum, Univ Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, 00000, Pakistan.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting M. Ali, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Dept Agr Extens, Fac Crop & Food Sci, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Additional authors for this research include N. Man and F.M. Muharam.

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