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A TRIP TO BOTANICAL GARDEN, PUTRAJAYA

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On 20 May 2017, the group members went for a field trip to Botanical Garden of which is situated at Precint 1,Putrajaya and is quite near to Universiti Putra Malaysia. From right : Nina, Olyz, Khadijah, Ema and Sera Malaysia is located at 2° to 7° north of the equator has one of the oldest tropical forest in the world. The man-made tropical botanical garden of Taman Botani was established in Putrajaya of which the landscape of the city was to be designed as the "City in the Garden". Taman Botani is one of the many gardens that has been gazetted for development as a tropical garden. Covering an area of 230 acres or 93 hectares, the development of this park is divided into 3 phases. The first phase covering an area of 63 acres has been completed and is now open to the public. The more than 700 species of plants in this garden come from over 90 countries of the world. The park is so big, I kid you not. Before we got in, we spent some time strolling around and too...
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NINTH BLOG ENTRY : SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE

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P rovision of a system of tropical agricultural research stations  especially, agricultural extension workers and soil experts to assist local farmers. This is absolutely essential for the success of agricultural reform. If farmers don’t know or understand the methods, nothing can be improved.  Retention of trees as crops to protect water and soil resources. In southern Malaysia, 60% of the forested area has been kept in forest, while the other lands are used for agricultural purposes (Spears, 1988). How much of this land will remain protected with increasing demand for palm oil and other products is questionable. AGRICULTURE EXTENSIFICATION Agricultural extensification is one way to increase agricultural production by expanding the land. This can be done by opening the forest area, utilizing the area around the swamp, opening bushes, and opening up unused agricultural land.  Not only that, but agricultural extensification can also be done by open...
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EIGHTH BLOG ENTRY : CHALLENGES OF AGRICULTURE & IMPACT OF AGRICULTURE TO MALAYSIAN ECONOMY

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                                                               CHALLENGES : International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) responds to the widespread realization that despite significant scientific and technological achievements in our ability to increase agricultural productivity, we have been less attentive to some of the unintended social and environmental consequences of our achievements.  Development and sustainability goals should be placed in the context of: 1. Current social and economic inequities and political uncertainties about war and conflicts. 2. Uncertainties about the ability to sustainably produce and access sufficient food. 3. Uncertainties about the future of world food prices. 4. Changes in the economics of fossil based energy us...
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SEVENTH BLOG ENTRY : INNOVATION AND CHALLENGES IN MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURE

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In recent years much of the technological innovations in agriculture have been introduced from local research findings from government agencies (MARDI, MPOB, MCB, MRB, FRIM, etc.) and the private sector (Golden Hope, Sime Darby, Guthrie, IOI, United Plantation Bhd., Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd., Boustead Plantations Bhd., FELDA, etc.).      Government Bodies 1. MARDI - -Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute --It is a is a government body in Malaysia under Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based  Industry (MOA). 2. Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) --  It is a government agency responsible for the promotion and development of the palm oil industry in Malaysia. -- It is one of agencies under Malaysia's Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities. 3. Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB) --It is a federal statutory research and development agency under the Ministry of ...
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