Malaysia

The Effect of Climate Change on Rice Production in Malaysia

Engku Elini Engku Ariff, Stephen Ramsden
Introduction The United Nations Millennium Development goals are to reduce hunger and poverty. This was the main reason for the UN declaration of the International Year of Rice in 2004. Rice is the source of more than 500 calories per person per day for over 3 billion people (FAOSTAT). By 2010,...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Assessment of Food Security Challenges in Malaysia

Noorlidawati Ab Halim
Introduction Food security is a priority agenda of every Government, and it involves all levels including household, national, and global players. There are several definitions of food security from different sources. The definition of the term “food security” which was coined by the...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Chemometric Approach to the Optimization of HS-SPME/GC-MS for the Determination of Multiclass Pesticide Residues in Fruits and Vegetables

Guan H. Tan, Lukman B. Abdulra?�uf
ABSTRACT A Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction (HS-SPME) method was developed using multivariate experimental designs, which was conducted in two stages. The significance of each factor was estimated using the Plackett-Burman (P-B) design, for the identification of significant factors,...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Producers’ Perceptions of Public Good Agricultural Practices and their Pesticide Use: the Case of MyGAP for Durian Farming in Pahang, Malaysia

Linda A. Lumayag, Ng Chuck Chuan, Tan Guan Huat, Yuichiro Amekawa
ABSTRACT There have been growing interests in the rise of public Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) standards in Southeast Asia that have been implemented by the governments in the region. This paper examines the local implementation of Malaysian public GAP standard called ‘MyGAP’ with...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Paddy Production and its Implications to the Economy

Che Khalijah Binti Ithnin Mohamad, Khairul Hafifi Maidin, Siti Khalijah Binti Othman
INTRODUCTION   Paddy production is among the important industries in Malaysia. It contributes around 71.4% of local rice requirements in 2014. Most of paddy farmers depend on paddy production as their main source of income. There are 12 granaries in Malaysia, and Kemubu Agriculture...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agricultural risk management
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