Malaysia

Fostering Commercialization of Agricultural Technology in Malaysia

Mohammad Fauzy Tambi
ABSTRACT R&D activities should be promoted and supported to foster invention-innovation outputs. Malaysia has indicated significant continuous growth of R&D activities [Government Expenditure on R&D in Proportion to the Countries Gross Domestic Products (GERD/GDP]. The relative...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural extension system
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Current Achievements and Challenges in Commercializing Technology

Mohd Nur Hafiz Mat Azmin
ABSTRACT Currently the world’s agriculture industry has changed quickly to become a commercialized entity caused by rapid growth of the world economy, market liberalization, rapid urbanization process and the increase in food demands. There are many ways to commercialize technologies to...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural extension system
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Malaysian Floriculture Industry Development Policy

Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek, Noorlidawati Ab Halim
INTRODUCTION Malaysia is home to a wide variety of plants species. Located in the tropics, it is one of the most diverse floristic regions in the world. Thus, Malaysia has the advantage of developing and advancing its floriculture industry which could generate decent income to producers and...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Underutilized Fruit Species Conservation in Malaysia

Noorlidawati Ab Halim, Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek
Introduction Malaysia has an ideal climate for the growth of various varieties of fruits, besides being rich with a diversity of genetic resources. Most of these fruits are grown to tap into its high commercial value, either for direct consumption or for processing. Fruit species can be...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Overview of Melon Industry in Malaysia

Nik Rozana Nik Mohamad Masdek, Rasmuna Mazwan Muhammad
Introduction In general, there are three types of melons in Malaysia, namely watermelon, rockmelon, and honeydew. These melons are widely cultivated and easily obtained in Malaysia. Even though there are more than 500 varieties of melons and 150 varieties of watermelons all over the world, only...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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