INSTITUTE a AND FOOD SECURITY Prioritising food security for Malaysians AVAILABLE | WHOLESOME | AFFORDABLEDirector od Security Malaysia Tropical Agriculture and F Universiti Pu Wel to the Institute of 7 ished three laborator Tropical Agriculture and Food the Laboratory of Climate-Smart Food Crop Security (ITAFOS). On 1 Production, the Laboratory of Sustainable January 2017, the Malaysian Animal Production and Biodiversity, a Ministry of Higher Education officially oratory of Food Safety and Food declared ITAF Institution Cer '. The Institute emphasises on of Excellence (HICoE). Our vision is iplinary learning and discovery in @ focal point for imp lenges of the earch to 2 food security, With ainable multi .ctful multidisciplinary adapting to these ne tury to attain safe duction, this vision as our gu g committed researchers and stud put agriculture scien Our strong links with national and tive ways. With Universiti Putra international universities, research s (UPM) long and proud tradition institutions and industry playe shed provider of education yielding success in achieving our goal and research in tropical agriculture, ITAFOS as a premier institute for tropical agrifood is well positioned to cont 0 the nd food security. | am very proud of national food security agenda our researchers and students’ embrace ing discoveries, tinue to make great impact on availability, wholesomeness anc fordability of food in the Climate change is resulting in emerging challenges such as rising temperature, tare ifood cast adversely affecting tropical production. To deal withita igi OLS) ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE RICE PRODUCTION THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH This project is sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia under ‘the Long-Term Research Grant Scheme ‘and Translational Research Programme, The goal of the project is to ascertain ‘sustainable rice production, thus ‘ensuring food end nutritional security Of the present and future population cof Malaysia. This project develops and disseminates eco-friendly rice production ‘technologies to enhance productivity and profitability of rice cultivation, essen area ee er asec eee ce eee ei) eee ee ere CR tet Dae aa ates) also contributes to the transformation of Pee ake Rue uct Tg Ey ear? Ses eRe ect ieee ane ree ues ae eke Me a) GRU Seed ee ee ee cs Ce encore tec aS Peete een) eRe cuca ag ren een International Atomie Energy Agency (IAEA) in collaboration with the Veet cee on) at achieving self-sufficiency in rice See eee cre See RCT CM ee od Peet ieee) the best mutant ines for high grain yield eee ea)PRODUCTION OF HIGH-VALUE VEGETABLES ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS FOR, ‘AND FRUIT THROUGH CLIMATE-SMART TRANSPORTATION AND SLAUGHTER CULTIVATION INTHE TROPICS. NOVEL WELL-BEING BIOMARKERS IN PouLTRY ‘ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR MYCOTOXIN BIOSENSOR KIT FOR FOOD CONTAMINANTS. AND ACRYLAMIDE DETECTIONWELFARE OF BEEF CATTLE DURING TRANSPORT AND SLAUGHTER FROM THE ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE This is a multidiscipinary research project aimed at providing new knowledge and insight into the issues of beef cattle welfare from the Islamic perspective. The institute is collaborating closely with the Malaysian Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) and the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development AKIN) to ascertain cattle welfare as affected by sea and road transportation as well as halal slaughtering, The project is funded by the DVS and UPM. ee a een Maeda aga aed eT het elem Rae we ee Be al eet tee rit ic Pee es en sai RISK ASSESSMENT OF FOOD SAFETY This research contributes findings ‘on occurrence and prevalence of ‘chemical food contaminants including mycotoxins, heavy metals, biogenic ‘amines, acrylamide and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in food. The ‘indings are used by the Malaysian Food Safety Authority to set national standards and guidelines and to contribute to codex regulations. The {indings also create awareness of food safety among consumers, farmers and traders. See ee eee Ce un Cf broller chickens, Organic acid and Pees ees Tareas This research is funded by Sunzen Cee ee eters cies Sey Ee hes te law eN i) Fee eed eae a een rere mien findings include the reduction of mercury ecu use osetad cysteine, EDTA and sodium chloride, Reno rece mc Deere ie er) with the acidic marinade and the mieten ie ec Pee eae ect geassa CROP BREEDING HOUSE For developing new crop varieties CROP GREENHOUSES: For climate-smart researehaetivitios HUMIDITY/TEMPERATURE CHAMBER FOR FOOD AND FEED For testing the effets of specific environmental conditiohs.on food and feed MECHANICAL AND MARK IW RESTRAINING BOX For hdn:ane'sidWaliternyy of Fattle LECULAR LABORATORY NA and molecular genetic ICIRCUIT RESPIRATION CHAMBERS measurement of entoric methane i@duction in animals JULTRY AND RUMINANT RESEARCH (FARM inctupine Fee nL For sustainable animal production Studies te ‘SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXT RAI For extracting compponeis fi and liquid marice ging Eatbon dioxide and orion Miendly solvents TEMPERATURE CONTROL CHAI ANIMAL STUDIES For thefmalenvironment stu poultry and small ruminants:lu ev Capa aT sy etre aay Cova Aare Ae Ca Ue Zulkifi has over 27 years of experience in animal stress biology and welfare. His research interests include nutritional requirements of poultry under stressful environments, adaptation of poultry to hot climate, understanding the role of stress and fear in animal welfare and welfare during stunning and slaughter in poultry and livestock. oa our Ten Mohd Rati is Professor of Crop Breeding. His research activities include crop breeding through ‘conventional and molecular approaches to enhance yield, quality ‘and tolerance to biotic and abiotic strasses. PUPIL T ed See eee Mohd Razi is Professor of Plant Ecophysiology. His main research interest is environmental stress impact on tropical crops, in particular, the rice plant. He is also ‘conducting research into protected environment agriculture, Pea LEWIS YTey Be tel ‘As a meat scientist, Awis is involved, in research to determine how meat quality is influenced by staughter management. EWEN) r Jinap is Professor of Food Safety. Her research focus is strategies for reducing chemical hazards in food and feed including mycotoxins and heat-generated toxicants and heavy metals. She is also developing analytical procedures to determine mycotoxins in food and feed and is researching food authentication ‘and management of food safety hazards. Pez ‘Abdoreza is a Research Fellow of Nutritional and Adaptive Physiology. He uses nutritional and epigenetic interventions to reduce stress. in animals and enhance animal welfare and well-being, Eee Fatma Azweniis a Senior Research Officer. Her research interests include plant physiology ‘and phytochemical content and ‘environmental effect on plant ‘growth. Her expertise also extends ‘o microbial community structure and interactions in natural and ‘engineered environments. PUL Noordiana, @ Research Officer, ‘conducts research in quantification of chemical and microbiological contamination in food and application of sensor technology to detect food contaminants. Juan Boo is @ Senior Research Fellow whose research interests include animal nutrition, development of prebiotics and probiotics from local resources and futritional manipulation to mitigate enteric methane production. DEO e Peete tn Nothant is @ Senior Research Fellow. Her research interests include biological and physical treatments of feed, focussing on palm kernel cake (PKC), probiotics and nutrigenomics in poultry. Mohd Huzairiis a Research Officer whose research interests include microbial community structure in natural and engineered environments, biological treatment of waste, waste treatment microbiology, bioenergy and. alternative Tuel production, EOS U nn eu UULU) ‘Suriya Kumari is @ Research Officer at ITAFOS, and her research interest is animal nutrition and its relation to genetic factors. Her areas of ‘expertise include meat science, animal welfare and nanoparticles as an animal feed additive,Poa era easy environmental biotechnology, plant physiology and crop production, other interests, Currently, h focus is water st in filing through growth regulators. eee cra Dee ane PROF. DR SON RADU son@upm.edu.my ‘Anna Aryani Amir is a Research Officer at ITAFOS who works primarily on animal reproduct and embryo biotechno| Currently, she is studying the effects of plant secondary ‘compounds an the maturation and development of ruminant embryos. Professo Te aly eee ee eee Peet ome ee Dee Eel eu Rec for livestock, particular small and large ruminants ener as Cee aed ead early detection of disease in Neer Pee es Reis ee ry eee eRe) against an important sm: Pe eee reed ar ercuenee? DEO Lc mohdhusni@upm.edu.my Mohamad Husni is @ Research Officer, and his resear interests include microbiology, ment and precision cently, his research chan umes and improvement of yield production PROF. DR LOH TECK CHWEN ‘telch@upm.edumy cellular fun His area pe eae a ena electr an) alr Seaee Desc icay Noor Azira focusses on Cerna aca eee ae a Dee eee eeu cod Ee) Cee ema Sere Se) Derg Bee etna estas management and risk mitigation occa ee) Reece ers Eco Rue ces euch mias NOES eee ee Sea ed Dottie eerie aunuck ial Mike euetaer sco Cae bee Pena ee ee cey helping industries for Eclat) Plena) nurturing start-up entities, Deane Roe Memeo eee Peer earn) Sean Cece ee ees fees ieee aes NOR ee Komty lec core ees Breer) Paes Beene Crees een ee eu postharvest biocontrol and Ec Cay investigating various mitigation See es generated toxicants and heterocyclic amines in food Sn ct area) ee eraiigi Cero keeulcl Ce esas fro Nik Iskandar Putra’s current eee eee eee we eas Celene ge ae Perak oak Cee eS eo sn ietf Packeteer ras fungi. Eee Cee cece Cen) eee eeu contaminants in food, food ee) ere htre cine Rashidah is @ Research ee ead ee eel ees ees analytical methods, including Pre ae eed instrumental analysis of food Ce RE eu eee Renee tare Seen aces Pecan cn is also working on biological intensive integrated disease aoe ease Demeter[i Maaieeaaaaie ud [yeaa Pens reas rei ea y BR ca a Tea Fed Hake au TSA LY DoD Sd ()5) FAO REGIONALOFFICE FOR ASIA AND (Gy INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY (RIKI), Sate ECT Brae fi ead Bete e ao eae LLY eeaneon ea SP ovaries ETUC eC Sa CaaS edad ce ald SOM) Osu aad DR Se aa mae TO feo aM as Bean oc Pepa Ta Calas PUT saa sae PPS AUSTRALIA Put CyPOSTGRADUATE STUDIES AT ITAFoS We are a multidisciplinary institute, and we welcome students from around the world who are engaged in a range of scientific studies. Scholarships are available for deserving students. For more information on scholarships, Pia anaWas CR eM ACU eo ie ete CRU Mtoe a P programme at ITAFOoS, visit www.sgs.upm.edu.my. 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