Malaysia

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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Ecosystem Management: ECO-Engineering Project in Rice Plot in Sungai Besar, Selangor

Rosliza Jajuli
Ecosystem Management is a process that aims to conserve major ecological services and restore natural resources while meeting the socioeconomic, political and cultural needs of current and future generations. This is important to ensure that every country continues to maintain its vital...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Policy Intervention for the Development of the Pineapple Industry in Malaysia

Noorlidawati Ab Halim
INTRODUCTION Ananas comosus, or pineapple is a one of the most popular tropical fruits in Malaysia. It is categorized in a group of major fruit because that has a great potential to generate incomes for farmers, as well as countries. Its popularity is due to its multi-forms in consumption. Matured...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural marketing policy
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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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