TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER TITLE
PAGES
APPROVAL
i
TITLE ii
DECLARATION iii
DEDICATION iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v
ABSTRACT
vi
ABSTRAK
vii
CONTENT
viii
LIST OF TABLE
xii
LIST OF FIGURE
xiii
LIST OF APPENDIXES
xiv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODCUTION
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Research Questions 3
1.3 Research Objectives 3
1.4 Scope 4
1.5 Limitation 4
1.6 Importance of the Study 5
1.7 Summary 5
CHAPTER TITLE
PAGES
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
6
2.1 Introduction 6
2.2 Theory Sustainable Agriculture 7
2.3 Process Development Sustainable Agriculture 9
2.3.1 Crop Rotation 8
2.3.2 No tilling and low tilling farming 10
2.3.3 Soil management 11
2.3.4 Crop diversity 11
2.3.5 Nutrient management 11
2.3.6 Integrated pest management 12
2.3.7 Rotational grazing 13
2.3.8 Cover crop 13
2.3.9 Organic Agriculture 13
2.3.10 Rain water harvesting 14
2.3.11 Physical removal of weeds 14
2.4 Impact of Sustainable Agriculture 15
2.4.1 Improvement to the natural capital 16
2.4.2 Improvement to the social capital 16
2.4.3 Improvement to the human capital 17
2.4.4 Economic 17
2.4.5 Environment 18
2.4.6 Densities of predators 18
2.4.7 Food production 18
2.5 Theoretical Framework 20
2.6 Conclusion 21
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction 22
3.2 Research Design 23
3.3 Methodology choice 24
3.4 Primary Data Sources and Secondary Data Sources 24 3.5 Location of the Research
27 3.6 Research time Horizon
27 3.7 Scientific Canon
28 3.8 Summary
31
CHAPTER 4 RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Introduction 32
4.2 Background of FELDA Wilayah Mempaga 33
4.3 Respondent Background 34
4.4 Result and Discussion 35
4.4.1 Process in Sustainable Agriculture 36
4.4.1.1 Crop Rotation 36
4.4.1.2 Tilling 37
4.4.1.3 Soil Management 38
4.4.1.4 Crop Diversity 41
4.4.1.5 Nutrient Management 40
4.4.1.6 Integrated Pest Management 41
4.4.1.7 Rotational Grazing 43
4.4.1.8 Cover Crop 44
4.4.1.9 Physical Removal of Weeds 45
4.4.1.10 Rain Water Harvesting 47
4.4.2 Impact of Sustainable Agriculture 48
4.4.2.1 Improvements to Natural Capital 49
4.4.2.2 Improvement to Social Capital 50
4.4.2.3 Improvement to Human Capital 51
4.4.2.4 Economic 53
4.4.2.5 Environment 56
4.4.2.6 Densities of Predators 57
4.4.2.7 Food Production 58
4.4.3 Innovative Suggestion 60
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK