[CHAPTER 9] APPROACHES TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA

There consist of 4 policies in the approach to agriculture :-

1) POLICIES

• National Agricultural Policy 1:-
•  Open on exports crop, in particular oil palm and cocoa in order to increase foreign  exchange. this era is the rapid expansion of manufacturing sector.

• National Agricultural Policy 2:-
• A greater emphasis on sustainable agriculture, expanding food product, agro-based industrial development and greater role of private sector,biodiversity and conservation. WTO was established.

• National Agricultural Policy 3:-
• Is a formulation of new policies and strategies which is forestry approach in which agriculture are viewed as integrated entity and the product-based approach.

• National Agrofood Policy :-
•  NAP, was approved by the Malaysian Cabinet on 28 September 2011, effectively replacing the National Agriculture Policy. This policy has been put in place to address the issue of food supply in Malaysia. With this policy, it guarantees that there will be a sufficient amount of food supplies which would also be safe for consumption in our country.

2) Good Agriculture Practices

3) Organic Farming

4) How to increasing Productivity

5) Ensuring Food Security

To enhance food security by;

• Enhanced domestic food production

• Strategic sourcing

• Improving marketing efficiency

• Increasing productivity

Promoting Private Sector 

Participation 

-Establishment of agrotechnology parks

-Establishment of incubation centres

-Providing private sector investment in 

agriculture

6) Agriculture Education
• Universities, College, Vocational Institute,
• In-service Training Centres in various Ministries (MARDI, FELDA, RISDA, FRIM)
• Societies such as Incorporated Society of Planters

Research and Development Institutions

Public Sector.

-(Malaysian Agricultural Research Development Institute(MARDI)

Private Sector.

-(Sime Darby EBOR Research (Klang, Selangor).

Non-Government Organisation.

-(Malaysian Environmental NGO (MENGO, Selangor),)

ETP

•Economic Transformation Program (ETP)

•To turn Malaysia to high income economy by 2020

• 12 National Key Economic Area (NKEA) have 

been identify to boost Malaysian economy