Agriculture

Notice on the Ministry of Agriculture’ Strengthening the Supervision Work of Live Sheep Trans-provincial Transportation

Zhen Zhong
Introduction Peste des petits ruminants, also known as sheep sickness or small ruminant animal plague, is caused by small ruminants virus. It is highly contagious and causes animal diseases among goats, sheep and wild small ruminants. Goats and sheeps are the natural reservoirs of the disease,...
Country: China Topic: Agriculture
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Dairy Sector in Malaysia: A Review of Policies and Programs

Chubashini Suntharalingam, Zhen Zhong
Introduction Malaysia relies heavily on imports to satisfy its domestic demands for dairy products. In 1970, the import value of dairy products was RM69 million and increased to RM1.2 billion in 2014. Although milk production has increased over the past four decades, Malaysia is still unable to...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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China’s Excessive Food Production and its Social Costs

Fengtian Zheng, Zhen Zhong
Introduction The Chinese proverb “food is what matters to the people” has greatly influenced China’s food production policies. However, the excess supply of agricultural production in recent years has left food with a much-reduced role in Chinese people’s heart. After...
Country: China Topic: Agriculture
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Competitiveness of the Mushroom Industry in Malaysia

Mohd Zaffrie Mat Amin, Azahar bin Harun
INTRODUCTION Mushrooms have been identified as one of the high-value commodities under Malaysia's National Agro-Food Policy (2011-2020). The development of the mushroom industry has been intensified in the agriculture transformation program which focuses on further development through area...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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Strategies to Strengthen Livestock Industry in Malaysia

Fadhilah Annaim Huda Hashim
  Introduction Livestock is a very important industry as it supplies the largest source of protein for Malaysian population. The ex-farm value for this industry was RM14.1 billion in 2013, of which 76% were contributed by poultry meat. In general, the livestock production is still...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Agriculture
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