Malaysia

Modernization of Agrofood Sector for Food Security in Malaysia

Rozhan Abu Dardak
ABSTRACT Food security is one of the main concerns of the Malaysian Government since the effect of the world financial crisis in 2008. Despite increased local production, the supply of agrofood products is still unable to meet the local demand. As a result, the dependency toward imported...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Impact of Import Quota Liberalization Policy towards Malaysia’s Meat Industry

Aimi Athirah Ahmad, Roslina Ali, Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek, Mohd Zaffrie Mat Amin, Rozita Mohd Yusof, Zawiyah Pono
ABSTRACT The livestock industry plays an important role in the Malaysian economy as the Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGR) for both gross output and value added were recorded at 15.1% and 17.2%, respectively during 2010-2015 period with the largest contribution of the output stemming from the...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Trade liberalization and countermeasures
1,608
280

Japan as a New Market for Malaysian Pineapples

Suhana Safari, Joanna Cho Lee Ying, Wan Mohd Reza Ikhwan Wan Hussin, Mohd Zaffrie Mat Amin, Nur Azlin Razali, Razali Mustaffa
ABSTRACT Malaysia is one of the important countries for the world’s pineapple industry. In 2017, Malaysia was ranked number 19 as the top pineapple producing country, and number five as the top exporter of pineapples in the world. Every year Malaysia produces more than 350,000 Mt of pineapples....
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
4,465
376

An Outlook of Agricultral Biotechnology in Malaysia

Rozhan Abu Dardak
ABSTRACT Agricultural biotechnology was considered a future technology for many nations, including Malaysia. This technology generates economic value and contributes significantly to the Gross National Products (GNP). The application of biotechnology in agriculture helps enhance the food...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural science policies
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667

Agriculture 4.0: Data-Driven Approach to Galvanize Malaysia’s Agro-Food Sector Development

Ahmad Safuan Bujang, Badril Hisham Abu Bakar
ABSTRACT Food security, self-sufficiency level and pursuance of environmental stewardship have long been emphasized as the mainstay of Malaysia’s national agendas for development. Achieving all three essentials requires an agricultural sector that is robust to vagaries of nature and market....
Country: Malaysia Topic: Smart agriculture
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