From poverty reduction to poverty relief: impact of non-farm income in Integrated Agriculture Development Area (IADA) Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

Eradication of poverty is the main agenda of the country since independence (1957) and a main thrust of the New Economic Policy (NEP) when it was introduced in 1970. As a result, Malaysia has been able to achieve the goal of reducing poverty, from 52.4% in 1970 to 1.7% in the year 2012. This study e...

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Main Authors: Nor Diana Mohd Idris (Author), Chamhuri Siwar (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi, 2015-01.
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