Chapter 4: Agriculture Development (Tutorial: 4 challenges faced by agricultural sector in Malaysia

Introduction

Agricultural development known as the process of creating the circumstances for agricultural potential to be fulfill.

The circumstances include knowledge accumulation and technology availability, as well as input and output allocation.

Point 1: The labor shortage

Labor shortage often occurs when the agriculture sector in Malaysia too depending on the foreign workers rather than local workers to enhance the agricultural development.

For example, in 2016, the foreign workers from Indonesia that working at Malaysia Palm Oil industry had prevent the optimum productivity because agriculture sector Malaysia too depend on them.

This is because the plantation industry struggles to recruit the local people and the higher education fresh graduates that are unwilling to work at plantation industry which cause them to recruit the Indonesia’s foreign workers instead.

Point 2: Lack of Research and Development (R & D)

The lack of Research and Development (R & D) is due to the less knowledge and observation to improve the development of the agricultural sector in Malaysia.

The difficulty of the situation during Covid-19 has limited the movement of research activities.

R & D is very significant to agricultural development because it allows the businesses that related to agriculture to develop new products and expand in the competitive markets.

Point 2: Competition of land

Point 4: Lack of government funding

government focus more in industrial development

overshadowed by other sectors in Malaysia

receive lack number of capital from government comparing to other sector like industrial and tourism

Conclusion

Malaysia's agribusiness and agricultural sectors have always been well-prepared for challenges. The sector has gone through turbulent times throughout the years, but it has managed to adapt and evolve into a stronger sector. The government's proactive, benign, and supportive policies have equipped the industry for the next millennium. The coming arrival of globalisation and free trade in this region, on the other hand, needs greater cross-border cooperation, notably among governments.

not able to use advance technology due to lack fund and knowledge in order to enhance the production

agriculture generate less income for country due to government

With increased demand for homes, commerce, and other amenities, cities' borders must be stretched outward into once-productive agricultural lands.