Urban agriculture means cultivating plants and raising livestock within cities for food and other uses. A Community‐based Urban Agriculture Programme is where people from residential areas get together as volunteers to practise urban agriculture in an empty space within residential areas. However, the programme encounters problems when it is incapable of attracting enough volunteers and retaining them in order to establish a sustainable programme. This study aims to determine the relationship between the dimensions of motivation and satisfaction of volunteers on the Community‐based Urban Agriculture Programme. Data collected from 375 volunteers on the Community‐based Urban Agriculture Programme in Klang Valley, Malaysia were analysed using descriptive analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis. It was found that the most significant predictor of Community‐based Urban Agriculture Programme volunteers’ satisfaction was favoured by external factors such as campaigns, support groups, Department of Extension, and community as well as government policy, followed by love of farming, social referents, and values. Therefore, there should be a focus on the above‐mentioned dimensions of motivation in order to enhance the satisfaction of volunteers towards the Community‐based Urban Agriculture Programme.

Small and medium sized enterprises’ (SMEs) activities have contributed significantly to environmental degradation that causes a disastrous effect on us and our future generation. Considering this, sustainable entrepreneurship has been promoted as a resolution of ecological problems capable of addressing climate change issues, public health, and safety concerns, and has become critical for competing in international markets. SMEs activities increased pollution exclusively causing environmental degradation. In response, the world is focusing on ensuring that SMEs produce products through safe and environmentally friendly practices. Literature suggests that organizational support provide SMEs with the impetus to achieve competitive advantage regarding turnover, customer attraction and market share opportunities to achieve business performance. Nonetheless, the implementation of sustainable entrepreneurship among them is still low due to numerous challenges. This paper intends to investigate the influence of organizational support on sustainable entrepreneurship towards performance among SMEs. A case study involving 300 herbal-based SMEs were surveyed using structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation model. The results show that organizational support have a positive effect on sustainable entrepreneurship and performance among the SMEs, accounting for 52% and 47% variance respectively. This finding reveals that organizational support is significantly related to entrepreneurship performance, thus substantiates previous findings on the crucial roles of organizational support in enabling organizations to achieve sustainable entrepreneurship performance. This study contributes to triple bottom line literature based on incorporation of strategic choice theory, strategic sustainability orientation and resource-based view theory in entrepreneurship framework.

Palm oil is an incredibly efficient crop because it is a natural, renewable resource with multiple uses. It is used in food, cosmetics and even biofuel. It is used in food products, detergents, cosmetics and even biofuel. The palm oil industry employs millions of people and is an essential source of income for many developing countries. Smart agriculture is the future for Malaysian oil palm plantations via the adoption of new technology. It will provide a solid foundation for precision agriculture to increase productivity in oil palm production. The purpose of this study is to discover the benefits of smart agriculture in oil palm estates in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to obtain an in-depth understanding of the benefits of the technology in oil palm estate. Interviews were conducted with a total of twelve estate managers and assistant managers of oil palm estates in Malaysia. The interview was transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Based on the findings, the participant mentioned that the use of smart agriculture technology has helped the estate in terms of increasing efficiency, reducing labour use and saving time. Therefore, with these transformative technologies, the oil palm industry will continue to thrive to ensure that this industry remains viable and sustainable.

The fisheries sector plays a vital role in ensuring protein security in Malaysia. However, heavy dependence on marine capture fisheries has contributed to declining fish stocks, raising concerns over long-term sustainability. Aquaculture has therefore been identified as a key strategy to enhance fish production and meet national food security goals under the National Agro-Food Policy 2 (NAP 2). Despite this, aquaculture production in Malaysia remains below targeted levels, largely due to limitations in the quantity and quality of fish fry supplied to grow-out farms. As fish fry quality is closely linked to broodstock management, effective broodstock selection practices are critical for sustainable aquaculture development. This study examined current broodstock selection practices among hatchery operators in Peninsular Malaysia, as hatcheries serve as the primary source of fish fry for the aquaculture sector. Data were collected from hatchery operators and analysed using descriptive statistics and chi-square analysis. The results indicate that farmers mainly rely on manual selection criteria, particularly broodstock size, physical appearance, and weight. Chi-square analysis further revealed that farm size, labour availability, and production system significantly influence the extent to which farmers evaluate broodstock physical traits, health status, growth rate, and weight. Larger farms and farms with more workers demonstrated a greater capacity to apply multiple broodstock assessment criteria. These findings highlight that broodstock selection practices are shaped not only by farmers’ experience and knowledge but also by structural farm capacity. The study provides empirical evidence to support targeted policy interventions, including scale-appropriate broodstock management guidelines and labour-efficient assessment tools. Improving broodstock selection practices at the hatchery level has the potential to enhance fish fry quality, increase aquaculture productivity, and support Malaysia’s efforts to meet national fish production targets sustainably.

The busy lives of people worldwide have led to the production and consumption of convenient and readily available food and drinks which can satisfy the need for energy to go on. However, some claim that these processed consumables are not necessarily nutritious and sometimes even harmful to the body, especially energy drinks loaded with a vast amount of sugar. This paper investigates consumer buying behaviour towards consuming two types of energy drinks, i.e., artificial and herbal energy drinks. Questionnaire surveys were used to collect the data from 450 respondents among the urban area residents in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. Chi-square analyses were conducted to see the relationship between the demographic profiles of consumer buying behaviour towards energy drinks, showing a significant value of .000 for artificial energy drinks and .023 for herbal energy drinks. Whilst factor analysis were run to examine the factors influencing consumer buying behaviour toward energy drinks. The data reveal that lifestyle, age, preferences, price, and customer trust impact consumers' energy drink purchasing decisions. To improve the production of herbal energy drinks so they may be sold at a reduced price, manufacturers should be honest about the ingredients of artificial or herbal energy drinks.