Perceptions of intercropping and the natural undergrowth in rubber plantations

Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Instructor Plans: Agriculture / Forestry / Gardening, grade: 1,7, University of Hohenheim, language: English, abstract: 'Perceptions of intercropping and the natural undergrowth in rubber plantations' addresses an aspect in rubber plantation management which is largely ignored in the general discussion 'the farmers' point of view. This case study in Malaysia aims therefore at a better understanding of farmers´perception and motivation to keep their plantations clean as well as to diversify it. Various directly to rubber production connected stakeholder and their perceptions are the centre of this study.