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  1. Rajendran, N., Tey, Y.S., Ahmad Sidique, S.F., Abdul Hadi, A.H.I., Brindal, M., Shamsudin, M.N., et al.
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    Farm sustainability issues are diverse but interconnected and complex. Many organizations
    have begun to promote packaged sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs). Some of these
    bundled SAPs (i.e. organic agriculture and integrated pest management) have long been
    employed by farmers, and studied by scientists seeking to understand their response to these
    alternative agricultural approaches. This paper reviews and synthesizes recent research in this
    area. It identifies key explanatory factors, which frequently lead to the adoption of bundled
    SAPs. Vote count analysis reveals that variables implying economic motivation and facilitation
    regularly explain farmers’ behaviour. In addition, a new finding emerged, in which factors
    inferring higher learning and superior management capacity provided further indicators to
    adoption. In particular, the training that provided by non-governmental organizations and rural
    institutions complements change agents (i.e. public extension services). While this finding is
    novel, more research is required to generate better understanding of farmer reaction to bundled
    SAPs, particularly dynamic ones (i.e. private standards) in which farm business sustainability
    depends upon good agricultural practices being implemented.
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