Malaysia

Entrepreneurship Development Policy in Malaysia

Nor Amana A?�liah Mohammad Nor
Introduction Entrepreneurship is one of the main drivers of economic growth in which it creates wealth, innovation and technology deployment and reduces poverty. It is also one of the economic strategies to perpetuate the country’s competitiveness in dealing with the increasing trend of...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Rural development
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Prospects and Policy Review of seaweed as a High-Value Commodity in Malaysia

Suhana Safari
INTRODUCTION In the Malaysian National Agro-Food Policy (2011-2020) (NAP4), seaweed was identified as one of the high-value commodities under the program of Entry Point Project 3 or EPP 3 (Venturing into Commercial Scale Seaweed Farming in Sabah)  which was subjected to the themes of “...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agribusiness
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Malaysia's Edible Bird Nest (EBN) Industry

Mohd Rashid Rabu, Mohd Syauqi Nazmi
Mohd Rashid Rabu and Mohd Syauqi Mohd Nazmi Economic and Technology Management Centre, MARDI, Head Quarters   Introduction Edible bird's nests (EBN) are bird nests made from the saliva of swift. It is particularly prized in Chinese culture due to their rarity and supposedly...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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Review of Policies and Issues in the Malaysian Herbal Industry

Mohd Hafizudin Zakaria
Mohd Hafizudin bin Zakaria Economic and Technology Management Research Centre, MARDI Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Email: apis@mardi.gov.my   Introduction The use of herbs and spices in daily life was pioneered over hundreds of centuries ago around the...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Empowerment of Rural Women in the Agriculture Community through Women Development Programs

Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek
Nik Rozana Nik Mohd Masdek Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Email: nrozana@mardi.gov.my   Introduction Women are important workforce in many countries. Besides playing the role as housewives, women also contribute to the household income. The...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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