Input – Productivity Analysis in Paddy Production: A Case Study in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia

The entire paddy industry in Malaysia, has been contributed to GDP for RM 2.44 billion in 2020. Roughly about 2.34 million metric tons of paddy were produced annually in 2022 (Statista, 2022). In sustaining a good production of paddy, the inputs of production need to be consistently maintained. There are several commercial inputs in paddy production such as labours, machinery, fertilizer, fuel and biocides. This study was aiming to study and measure the level of inputs in paddy production. Additionally, the second objective is to carry out the input productivity analysis in paddy production. Other than that, the other objective is to investigate the relationship between different levels of inputs with paddy production. The location for this study was be conducted at Pasir Mas, Kelantan. The area of cultivating paddy is under Kemubu Agriculture Development Authorities (KADA). The sample was taken by questionnaire as a primary data collection. The data was distributed to 292 sample of respondents from total 1205 of farmers populations in Pasir Mas, Kelantan. The data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The analysis used were descriptive analysis, statistical analysis using correlation and regression and input–productivity analysis. Based on the result, the data shown that all the factor were significantly affecting the paddy production with the significance value of p-value less than 0.01. As a conclusion, all the 5 factors labours, machinery, fertilizer, fuel and biocides were confirmed as 92% affecting the paddy production meanwhile the most dominant factor was the fertilizer. The government needs to work and proactively improve the productivity of the country rice and paddy industry by introducing the latest technology. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry must provide services for the expansion and development of agriculture through the transfer of technology based on the production for input using Good Agricultural Practices along through including fertilizer to increase production and income of paddy production and to ensure the sustainable production of food especially paddy production.