Farmers Intentions towards Drone Based Technology in Paddy Cultivation
Industrial revolution 4.0 and drone-based technology usage has eased paddy farmers. This technology has minimized the cost of labour and time use. Paddy Oryza Sativa L. is the most leading cultivated in the world. However, Malaysia's paddy production has decreased because of country's quick urbanization. This study aims to examine farmers’ intention towards the application of drone-based technology on paddy field in Selangor.
Industrial revolution 4.0 and drone-based technology usage have eased paddy farmers. This technology has minimized the cost of labour and time use. However, Malaysia’s paddy production has decreased because of country’s quick urbanization. Land use patterns have changed because of rapid urbanization. Hence, this study aims to examine farmers’ intention towards the application of drone-based technology on paddy field in Selangor.
A quantitative study was conducted among paddy farmers. The self-administered survey employs 5- point Likert -type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (Disagree), 3 (moderately agree), 4 (agree) and 5 (strongly agree) was used to measure the intention towards drone technology.
The mean score of farmers intention towards the application of industrial revolution 4.0 and drone-based technology on paddy in Selangor is 4.7635. This proves that farmers in Selangor have a high-level intention of drone-based technology among the farmers.
The application of drone technology on paddy farm will give positive impact to society, by obtaining product from field with limited time. Farmers will be more knowledge in technology and can meet the demand of society as a whole and create a better future of Malaysian food security.
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