Agricultural human resources development

Human Resources Development Policy and Practices: A Case of Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia

Effendi Andoko, Iqbal Rafani , Wan-Yu Liu
ABSTRACT Indonesia is the largest palm oil producer globally, producing nearly 50 million metric tons of oil annually. Palm oil has a significant influence on the welfare of Indonesians among local farmers. Although the global controversy over palm oil is increasing, palm oil is the livelihood...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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The Effectiveness of the Government Program to Young Fishermen in Malaysia

Aimi Athirah Ahmad, Mohd Tarmizi Haimid, Hairuddin Mohd Amir
ABSTRACT The involvement of youth in the fisheries industry is essential in securing good nation-building for the future. These young people are needed by the country to upgrade, modernize and increase the number of skilled workers involved in the fisheries industry. Concerning this, government...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Foreign Labor in the Thai Agricultural Sector

Sirawitch Rattanaprateeptong
ABSTRACT Exploitation in Thai agricultural sector employment is severe. Workers face poor working conditions as well as receiving a daily wage lower than the minimum wage. Labor protection does not apply well because the majority of workers in the Thai agricultural sector are illegal immigrant...
Country: Thailand Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Indonesian Agricultural Labor Policy: Issues and Challenges

Iqbal Rafani , Tahlim Sudaryanto
ABSTRACT This article aims at discussing the policy review of agricultural labor in Indonesia. About 38.52% of Indonesian labor works in agricultural sector. Majority was in food crops sub-sector. The highest proportion of agricultural labor age was 25-56 years old (71.21%). The growth of old...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Youth and Agrotechnopreneurship Ecosystem In Malaysia

Rozhan Abu Dardak, Mohd Tarmizi Haimid, Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek
ABSTRACT Entrepreneurship is important for economic development of every nation as it creates employment and generates income from the selling of the technological products. Statistics show that majority of the entrepreneurs in Malaysia are those people whose ages are between 35 and 64 years old...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural human resources developmentAgribusiness
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