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Chapter 8: Innovation and Challenge in Malaysia Agriculture - Coggle…
Chapter 8: Innovation and Challenge in Malaysia Agriculture
Research in Cocoa
Research by MCB (Malaysian Cocoa Board)
The production of cocoa has declined from 131,000
tonnes in 1995 to 70,000 tons in 2000
Malaysia was once ranked third in world cocoa producer.
Biotechnology Research by MCB
to enhanced quality of cocoa products with respect to safety and health
to obtain new products of bioactive compounds from cocoa tree, from associated microbes in the cocoa environment and from cocoa waste
to improve Productivity and production efficiency
Research in Paddy
decline in paddy growing areas and also decline in number of paddy farmers
Government aims to raise the yield to 10 tons ha-1 with the use of new technology.
Vita-grow® product
Specially formulated chemical fertilizer
Successful in doubling paddy yield
Zappa® product
Product that enhances rapid germination and tillering.
Livestock
Not succesful in Malaysia due to hask climate and disease problems
Integration of livestock rearing in oil palm / rubber growing areas/plantations increase production of beef and mutton
Hybridization of livestock:
New breed of beef cattle named Brahmas, a cross-breed between imported Brahman and local Kedah-Kelantan breed.
Buffaloes for commercial meat production
New sheep breed named Malin, a cross between Australian and Indonesian breeds developed for local supply of mutton.
The Boer goats, a South African breed, are also being raised in large numbers for the same purpose
Fisheries
Deep sea fishing and aquaculture
Aquaculture include :
mariculture
algaculture
fish farming
growing of cultured pearls.
Fruit, Flowers & Vegetable
Flowers
Tissue culture is now used for mass-production of orchid seedlings which are even exported.
Vegetables
Organic vegetables
Highland to lowland crops
Production of new varieties
Fruits
Production of new varieties
Yield improvement
Fertilizer and water efficiency
Precision Agriculture
A farming management concept based on observing and responding to intra-field variations.
It relies on new technologies like satellite imagery, information technology and geospatial tools.
to locate their precise position in a field using satellite positioning system like GPS.
Application of Precision Farming
Precise control of pest
Management farm crop precisely
Better farm yield forecast
Future Challenges in Agriculture
Cost of production
Future Crop choice
Labour requirement
Competition from producing countries