Malaysia

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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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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IoT Applications for Ruminant Profiling and Disease Monitoring

Mohd Syaifudin Abdul Rahman
ABSTRACT The livestock industry in Malaysia comprises of ruminants and non-ruminants. Currently, the ruminant sector which consists of beef and dairy cattle, dairy buffaloes, sheep, and goats are still raised in small-scale. The national level of meat production is still low at around 23%....
Country: Malaysia Topic: Smart agriculture
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Status and Challenges of Dragon Fruit Production in Malaysia

Ahmad Hafiz B, Masratul Hawa Mohd, Nur Sulastri J
ABSTRACT Dragon fruit or pitaya is a nutritious and exotic fruit that has gained a place in Malaysian fruit industry even though it was not native to this country. Dragon fruit can be harvested all-year round and it bears fruits after one year of planting. Potential yield of dragon fruit is...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Agricultural Technology Incubation Program in Malaysia

Rozhan Abu Dardak, Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek, Mohd Tarmizi Haimid
ABSTRACT Small and Medium enterprise (SME) is important to Malaysia’s economy. More than 900,000 SMEs were established in 2018, and the government aims to increase this to one million corporations by 2020. In order to increase the number of SMEs, the government creates many programs and...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural science policies
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