Factors Influencing the Supply of Pineapples in Johor, Malaysia

Abstract

The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is the most economically vital plant of the bromeliad household and is a tropical plant suitable for eating fruit. This study was conducted to investigate the factors influencing the supply of pineapples in Johor, Malaysia. The independent variables in this study were farming experience, farm size, price of pineapple and cost of inputs, while the dependent variable was the quantity of pineapple supplied in Johor, Malaysia. This study had four objectives to investigate the factor farming experience in relation to the quantity of pineapple supplied in Johor, Malaysia, to analyse the farm size in relation to the quantity of pineapple supplied in Johor, Malaysia, to investigate the factor price of pineapple in relation to the quantity of pineapple supplied in Johor, Malaysia, and to investigate the factor cost of inputs in relation to the quantity of pineapple supplied in Johor, Malaysia. A questionnaire was used as the research instrument for data collection, and a quantitative research approach was used. In this study, a baseline sample of 103 respondents was collected and studied. A Google form was used for data collection. The results show that all the independent factors (farming experience, farm size, price of pineapple and cost of inputs) examined in this study have significant relationship with the dependent variable (quantity of pineapple supplied in Johor Malaysia) among Pontian farmers. This study will help to identify the factors influencing the quantity of pineapple supplied in Johor Malaysia, as well as provide a better understanding and knowledge of farming experience, farm size, price of pineapple and cost of inputs.