Malaysia

Postharvest Management of Rice for Sustainable Food Security In Malaysia

Asnawi Shahar, Azahar bin Harun, Mohd Taufik Ahmad, Rosniyana Ahmad, Yahya Sahari
Introduction Postharvest losses (PHL) of paddy can be defined as losses that occur due to spills, human negligence and incompetence during postharvest handling operations. Losses include improper machine settings during combined harvesting, mishandling during transportation inefficient...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Feeding Malaysia’s Growing Population with Climate Smart Agriculture

Chubashini Suntharalingam
Growing food to feed the population becomes a challenge due to erratic weather and climatic patterns. Temperature increase and changes in rainfall pattern hasten the spread of pests and diseases which ultimately affect crop yields. The intensity of climate change which causes an impact on our...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Diversity of Stingless Bees in Malaysia

Mohd Hafizudin Zakaria, Rosliza Jajuli
Malaysia is known as one of the world’s mega biodiversity countries. One of the indicators of the high biodiversity in Malaysia is the pollinator species. Previous reports showed that a total of 29 stingless bee species was recorded in Peninsula Malaysia and out of this, 17 species were known to...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Eco-friendly agriculture (satoyama and satoumi)
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BIOichar: Biochar-Based Organic Fertilizer

Ilani Zuraihah Ibrahim, Nor Fadhilah Abdul Halim, Theeba Manickam
In general, organic fertilizers have low nutrient content. Solid organic fertilizers such as compost and manures have slow release rates, requiring soil microorganism to break down the materials into chemical forms that plants can use. Approximately only half or less of the nutrients are released...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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What Expert Says: Impact of Climate Change on Agrobiodiversity and Food Security

Mohamad Zabawi Abdul Ghani
The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released in 2007 has reaffirmed that climate is changing and influencing many physical and biological systems including disruption of the ecosystem’s services, which is important to support livelihood. When...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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