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198 AGRICULTURE
A Malaysian tuna carrier vessel operating in the Indian Ocean. Malaysians are among the world’s biggest consumers of fish.
the Young Agropreneur Program to attract the nation’s youth to venture into agrofood and agro- based industry. The emphasis is on training young people to drive the Industrial Revolution 4.0
in this sector, enabling technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous robots, big data analytics and artificial intelligence for precision agriculture and farm management.
MAFI has also undertaken efforts and initiatives
to organize biennial
mega events such as International Exhibition of Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Malaysia and the annual National Farmers’, Livestock Breeders’ and Fishermen’s Day.
The International Exhibition of Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Malaysia (MAHA) is held every two years at the purpose-built Malaysia Agro Exposition Park in Serdang, Selangor. This popular, well-attended event aims to promote agricultural products to the local market and abroad through mobilization of operators, investors and government. Among
its main objectives is to make Malaysia a centre of excellence in agriculture, food and agro-based industries; attract internal and external investments;
remarkable, transforming large numbers of subsistence farmers and landless squatters into prosperous smallholders over the past two generations. Nevertheless, the government is determined to further develop the agricultural sector to enhance rural prosperity, increase food
security and offset food imports.
The way forward will be formulated through the
12th Malaysia Plan, for the period of 2021 to 2025, which is expected to be the catalyst for the country’s modernised agrofood outlook. Subsequently, the National Agro-food Policy 2.0 (NAP 2.0), 2021-2030
will focus on food security, income of farmers and sustainability
as the key objectives to steer the agro- food sector development in the next decade.
Most of the world’s food is produced by ageing farmers and Malaysia is no exception. The ministry has embarked on
A sensor-equipped drone scanning young rice seedlings. Such technologies are part of the Young Agropreneur Program, training young people to drive the Industrial Revolution 4.0 in the agrofood sector.