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Determinants of Income Differences of Settlers
in FELDA Kemahang, Kelantan
Nuradila bt Abd Aziz
Supervisor: Puan Roshanim bt Koris
Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)
School of Social and Economic Development.
The Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) is a large and well-known
organization. In 2016, there were 112,635 settlers living in Malaysia. This study aims
to see the differences between the incomes of settlers who have managed the
plantations by themselves with the settlers who hand over the plantations. This is a
primary study by using survey method and the total of 150 respondents was randomly
selected from Felda Kemahang in Kelantan. The method used is descriptive analysis
and Multiple Linear Regression Model (MLRM) in determining the factors affecting
income differences between FELDA Kemahang settlers. The findings show that around
56.7% of respondents choose to hand over the plantations while another 43.3%
manages their own plantations. Through this survey, the mean value of income of the
settlers who managed the plantations by themselves was RM999.93 while for settlers
who handed the plantations was about RM890.67, the difference in income of the
settlers was RM102.26. The difference of income between settlers was due to the area
of the farm estate, operating cost and how the settlers managing their plantations. If
settlers can manage the plantations well, then they can increase their monthly revenue
and it will increase their income level.
Keyword: FELDA Settlers, income differences, hand over the plantations, selfmanaged
the plantations, Multiple Linear Regression Model (MLRM)
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