The Perception and Degree of Adoption by Urbanites towards Urban Farming

Malaysia is not shielded from the issues of food insecurity. Despite economic progression over the past few years, food insecurity is continuing to affect several vulnerable groups (Orang Asli, elderly, students, B40). It is a growing concern that should not be taken lightly, especially with the rec...

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Autores principales:	Larisa Ivascu, David Frank Ahimaz, Benedict Valentine Arulanandam, Gelu-Ovidiu Tirian
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	sustainability urban farming society farm urban social responsibility Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e1fa7a629d5f4ab091cb71080aa30c282021-11-11T19:45:59ZThe Perception and Degree of Adoption by Urbanites towards Urban Farming10.3390/su1321121512071-1050https://doaj.org/article/e1fa7a629d5f4ab091cb71080aa30c282021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12151https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Malaysia is not shielded from the issues of food insecurity. Despite economic progression over the past few years, food insecurity is continuing to affect several vulnerable groups (Orang Asli, elderly, students, B40). It is a growing concern that should not be taken lightly, especially with the recent rise in food prices coupled with low income among vulnerable groups and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As cities develop and expand, they stretch out and occupy former farmlands forcing farms to stop operating or move further off from the city centre. New trends like urban farming are slowly emerging, which have the potential to be a solution to the developing crises of food insecurity. This research aims to determine how relevant each of the factors, ‘confidence’ (CF), ‘societal’ (SC), ‘pleasantness’ (PL), and ‘naturalness’ (NT), are towards adopting (AD) the idea of urban farming and, if relevant, among which has the most positive impact. A mixed-method approach was used to obtain quantitative and qualitative data. One hundred and thirty-three responses were recorded and used (a significant sample size according to the G-power software). The validity and reliability of the data were also tested to affirm their quality and relevance according to the factors. The main findings revealed that ‘pleasantness’ and ‘confidence’ were strong factors for adopting urban farming, in line with Cohen’s R Square of more than 32%, which signifies a high impact toward influencing adoption. In addition, qualitative analysis shows that while positive outcomes complemented the quantitative study, practical constraints were highlighted. These constraints were space, time, supply chain, resources, tools, community and government support. Hence, this study provides two significant contributions to regulators and policymakers on urban farming (further explained in the discussions section).Larisa IvascuDavid Frank AhimazBenedict Valentine ArulanandamGelu-Ovidiu TirianMDPI AGarticlesustainabilityurban farmingsocietyfarmurbansocial responsibilityEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12151, p 12151 (2021)
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topic	sustainability urban farming society farm urban social responsibility Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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description	Malaysia is not shielded from the issues of food insecurity. Despite economic progression over the past few years, food insecurity is continuing to affect several vulnerable groups (Orang Asli, elderly, students, B40). It is a growing concern that should not be taken lightly, especially with the recent rise in food prices coupled with low income among vulnerable groups and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. As cities develop and expand, they stretch out and occupy former farmlands forcing farms to stop operating or move further off from the city centre. New trends like urban farming are slowly emerging, which have the potential to be a solution to the developing crises of food insecurity. This research aims to determine how relevant each of the factors, ‘confidence’ (CF), ‘societal’ (SC), ‘pleasantness’ (PL), and ‘naturalness’ (NT), are towards adopting (AD) the idea of urban farming and, if relevant, among which has the most positive impact. A mixed-method approach was used to obtain quantitative and qualitative data. One hundred and thirty-three responses were recorded and used (a significant sample size according to the G-power software). The validity and reliability of the data were also tested to affirm their quality and relevance according to the factors. The main findings revealed that ‘pleasantness’ and ‘confidence’ were strong factors for adopting urban farming, in line with Cohen’s R Square of more than 32%, which signifies a high impact toward influencing adoption. In addition, qualitative analysis shows that while positive outcomes complemented the quantitative study, practical constraints were highlighted. These constraints were space, time, supply chain, resources, tools, community and government support. Hence, this study provides two significant contributions to regulators and policymakers on urban farming (further explained in the discussions section).
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author	Larisa Ivascu David Frank Ahimaz Benedict Valentine Arulanandam Gelu-Ovidiu Tirian
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title	The Perception and Degree of Adoption by Urbanites towards Urban Farming
title_short	The Perception and Degree of Adoption by Urbanites towards Urban Farming
title_full	The Perception and Degree of Adoption by Urbanites towards Urban Farming
title_fullStr	The Perception and Degree of Adoption by Urbanites towards Urban Farming
title_full_unstemmed	The Perception and Degree of Adoption by Urbanites towards Urban Farming
title_sort	perception and degree of adoption by urbanites towards urban farming
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e1fa7a629d5f4ab091cb71080aa30c28
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The Perception and Degree of Adoption by Urbanites towards Urban Farming

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