FARIDAH HAJI AHMAD DIRECTOR SOIL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION DIVISION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MALAYSIA

ENERGY

WATER

RESOURCES FOR CROP PRODUCTION

LAND

HUMAN RESOURCE

BACKGROUND
Total land area Peninsular Malaysia Annual rainfall Air temperature (mean monthly) Relative humidity 32.7 mil ha 13 mil ha 2,500 mm 26o-28oC 75%-90%

TOTAL LAND USE (%) IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA 2010

STATUS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND USE IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA 2010

Land Use
Oil Palm

Land Area (000 ha)

3,005

Percentage (%)
56.7

Rubber
Cocoa Coconut

1,226
8 74

23.2
0.1 1.4

Fruits
Vegetables Short Term Crops Rice Others TOTAL

173
19 75.0 324 391 5,295

3.3
0.4 1.4 6.1 7.4 100.0

LAND USE CHANGES OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

Area (0000 ha)

 Lack of suitable land for agriculture Marginal /problem soil Small size farms, uneconomic scale Conversion of food crop area to non agricultural use Idle Land Old generation Farmers

 Reclaimation / improvement of marginal or problem soils R&D on high yielding varieties Permanent Food Park (NKEA) Developing idle land Integrated farming National Blue Ocean Strategy National Agro-Food Policy Urban Agriculture

NATIONAL AGRO FOOD POLICY

Food Security Adequate, Available, Safe, Affordable High Value Agriculture Development Sustainable Agriculture Development Dynamic, maximizing income generation

Private Investment- as a catalyst for transformation

Human Resource Capital Modern agriculture Driven by R&D Excellent Agriculture support Services

 Acid sulphate Peat BRIS Ex-mining Sloping land (6-20)

865,321 ha 984,500 ha 95,371 ha 44,344 ha 4,470,190 ha

 Reclaimation / improvement of marginal or problem soils - Acid sulphate soil - Peat - BRIS/ex-mining soil - Sloping land

Management of Acid Sulphate Soil

Control of water table Liming

Water level control

Flushing of rusty/acidic water

Management of Peat Soil

Soil and Water Management
Good functional drainage system Water table control Liming

Drainage system Water table control No burning during land clearing

Crops on Peat Soil

Pineapple

Chillies Ocra

Management of BRIS/Ex-Mining Soil

Cover Crops on Slopes

Intercropping

Minimum Tillage

Mulching - Synthetic Vetiver

High Density Planting

Mulching Natural

Contour Planting

Field Drain Orchard Terraces

Silt Trap

Bench Terraces Gabion Culvert

Concrete Wall

Hillside Ditches

Individual Basin

 High Yielding Varieties

TKPM ARA KUDA 80 ha TKPM LANCHANG 3,600 ha

TKPM KUNDANG - 120 ha

TKPM LOJING 272 ha

HIGH VALUE CROP

Clarity Peak Sdn. Bhd. Lembah Sepri, Rembau Area : 6 ha. Vegetable Fertigation Value of Production : 46.4 ton, Net Income : RM 3,500

 Integrated farming

COCONUT + APICULTURE

OIL PALM + CATTLE OR SHEEP

Optimising land

Sharing of strength

RTC- UTC linkages

COMPETITIVE DOWNSTREAM INDUSTRY IN AGRICULTURE TRANSFORMATION

Syarikat Nuraim Enterprise (Pn. Monaliza Kamaruddin) Entreprise : Nata de Coco Production : 280 ton/year Income/month : RM 24,000

LEGISLATIONS
Land Conservation Act 1960
Pesticides Act 1974

Plant Quarantine Act 1974

Environmental Quality Act 1974 Food Act 1983 Plant Variety Protection Act 2004

CONCLUSION
Production of sustainable, quality and safe food world standard in competitive world market

MYGAP

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