Pelaksanaan Amalan Pertanian Baik (GAP) dalam kalangan pesawah padi di Sekinchan, Sabak Bernam, Selangor

Abstract

The scenario of the agricultural industry around the world is now shifting from conventional agriculture to sustainable agriculture. Good agricultural practice (GAP) has been introduced as a guide in implementing sustainable agriculture which takes into account the importance of economy, environment and society in producing quality food that is safe to eat. This study was conducted in Sekinchan, a high-yielding paddy cultivation area with the highest production per hectare in Malaysia. This study aims to evaluate MyGAP (Malaysian Good Agriculture Practice) implementation among farmers who have MyGAP certification and without MyGAP certification. In the first stage, GAP have been identified from document analysis based on the standard of GAP in Malaysia. In the second stage, fill out the checklist based on data obtained from observations and interviews with four farmers who have MyGAP certification and four farmers without MyGAP certification. The findings show that agricultural practices carried out by paddy farmers in the study area are at moderate level where only three out of four components of GAP were implemented which consist nine out of the 13 GAP elements. The contribution of this study can be used as input to stakeholders for the purpose of improving the existing MyGAP certification management procedures towards environmental friendly besides producing quality, healthy, and safe to eat food.

Spatial Distribution of Malaysian Storks Determined Based on Citizen Science (eBird) Data

“…KSNP was selected as the early release site of the Milky Stork because it is close to Zoo Negara and has a mangrove habitat. At the same time, the Asian Openbill migrated across western Peninsular Malaysia, where they visited the paddy fields in Sekinchan and Sabak Bernam in Selangor state (Ali et al, 2020). These sites highlight the presence of the three stork species in the same region but at different localities and demonstrate their different habitat preferences-the Painted Stork prefers artificial freshwater lakes.…”

Adat Dan Amalan Perkahwinan Dalam Kalangan Masyarakat India (Tamil) Di Sekinchan, Selangor: Pengekalan Tradisi Atau Moden?

“…Sekinchan juga dikenali sebagai jelapang padi kedua terbesar di Malaysia selepas Negeri Kedah. Sekinchan juga terkenal dengan pengeluaran padi per hektar yang tertinggi di Malaysia iaitu melebihi 10 tan metrik per hektar per musim (Nurul Izzati et al, 2020). Menurut Mohd Hafizi (2014) dalam Nurul Izzati et al (2020), majoriti penduduk di Sekinchan adalah masyarakat Cina (60 peratus), diikuti oleh masyarakat Melayu (30 peratus) dan kaum-kaum lain (10 peratus).…”