Agriculture in Malaysia

Many crops such as sugarcane, banana, coconut, durian, pineapple, rice, rambutan are planted for families. Agriculture dominates the Malaysian economy. UK colonial government Since aging, agriculture has played an important role as a pillar and driving force supporting Malaysia's economic strength and success. Exports of agricultural products such as rubber, oil palm and cocoa are the main source of export income and contribute greatly to the development of the agricultural sector and the economy as a whole.

Located in Southeast Asia, Malaysia consists of two continents, the Malaysian Peninsula (West) and East Malaysia, with an area of ​​329,750 square kilometers. Malaysia's agricultural sector accounted for approximately 10.24% of the 2008 GDP (738, 677 / 75,657) (Statistics Malaysia). Malaysian organic agriculture has been started by Malaysia Environmental Technology Development Center (CETDEM). In 1986, CETDEM opened an organic farm in Sungai Buloh covering an area of ​​1 hectare. According to the Ministry of Agriculture (DoA), the organic farm in Malaysia was 131 hectares in 2001. In 2005, the area of ​​organic agriculture increased to over 1,000 hectares. In 2008, there were about 1,000 hectares of land and 2,800 hectares of land. Unregistered organic farm

According to IFOAM and FiBL (2003), the organically managed total agricultural area is 0.01%, exceeding 6 million hectares out of 600 hectares. The Ministry of Agriculture (2001) stated that there are 27 organic producers in Malaysia. In East Malaysia, the production of organic products is restricted by vegetables and fruits. According to statistical data, the average growth rate of estimated organic agriculture is still very small, and it contributes greatly to the gross domestic product of Malaysia (UNEP / UNCTAD, 2006). However, since the 1980s, Malaysia's agricultural sector has faced several challenges. The main challenge is that most of the land is used for housing, industry and infrastructure. There is little market protection for agriculture, and most market protection concerns the manufacturing industry. Also, the issue of export tax is the reduction of agricultural products including organic agricultural products.