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AGRICULTURE IN MALAYSIA

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2 students enrolled
6 instructors

Course Description

This course covers a brief history of the development of agriculture, discusses the successive agricultural policies, and analyzes the past, present and future challenges faced by the agricultural sector in Malaysia. The topics covered will give an insight into the complexities of agriculture, and explore common terms and phrases in agriculture such as agri-science and agro-technology, agro-industry, sustainable agriculture, agribusiness, agropeneurship, renewable natural resources, biomass utilization, agro-biotechnology, Good Agriculture Practices (GAP), within the context of Malaysia.

Course Learning Outcomes

1 ) Present a report on Malaysian agricultural issues.
2 ) Explain current issues pertaining to Malaysian agriculture.
3 ) Describe the development and importance of agriculture in Malaysia from the historical and socio-economical perspectives.

Course Details

STATUS : Open
DURATION : FLEXIBLE
EFFORT : 3 hours per week
MODE : 100% Online
COURSE LEVEL : Beginner
LANGUAGE : English
CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )

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Syllabus

1.1 Definition and concept of agriculture
1.2 Agriculture and human civilization
1.3 History of agriculture development in Malaysia
1.4 Agriculture in our daily life
1.5 Science and agriculture
1.6 Agriculture as an industry

2.1 Shifting Cultivation
2.2 Intensive Pastoral Farming
2.3 Intensive Arable farming
2.4 Subsistence Cultivation
2.5 Commercial Cultivation
2.6 Mixed crop Cultivation
2.7 Dairy Farming
2.8 Livestock Farming
2.9 Aquaculture
2.10 Market Gardening/Olericulture (Fruit and salad vegetables)
2.11 Organic Farming
2.12 Horticulture
2.13 Plantations and Tree Farming

3.1 World and national food crisis
3.2 Overdependence on food imports
3.3 Sustainability
3.4 Environmental degradation
3.5 Marketing and profitability
3.6 The risk of monocropping
3.7 Climate change
3.8 Labour shortage
3.9 Export standards

4.1 Traditional land preparation for staple crops
4.2 Traditional land preparation for cash crops
4.3 Traditional crop maintenance practices
4.4 Traditional crop harvesting
4.5 Traditional post harvest handling
4.6 Traditional post harvest food processing
4.7 Advantages and disadvantages of traditional farming

5.1 Agriculture as a business
5.2 Agriculture mechanization for higher productivity
5.3 High yield and quick maturing crop varieties
5.4 High carcass and quick maturing livestock
5.5 Fish farming in containers/Aquaponic
Integrated farming
5.6 Fertigation and greenhouses
5.7 Medicinal plants/herbs/spices
5.8 Organic Farming
5.9 Agro-tourism
5.10 MyGAP

6.1 Agriculture Training Centres
6.2 Advisory, consultancy and technical support
6.3 Regulatory and standards
6.4 Agriculture Financing Institutions
6.5 Cooperatives
6.6 Marketing Support Systems

7.1 Agricultural policy
7.2 Importance of agriculture policies
7.3 The Malaysian National Agriculture Policies
7.4 Assessments of Agriculture Policy Achievements

8.1 Benchmarking in agriculture / TQM / ISO
8.2 Zoning of agriculture precincts/clusters
8.3 Genetically Modified Food (GMF): issues on safety and economics
8.4 Bio-fuel: prospects for investments
8.5 Globalization, dumping and trade protectionism
8.6 National food security
8.7 Plant genetic resources: collection, gene banks, germplasms
8.8 Future crops with commercial potential
8.9 Innovations in planting methods