APPLICATION OF ICT IN AGRICULTURE FAIZAH PATAHOL RAHMAN MARDI, MALAYSIA CAPSA- MARDI Technical Workshop 18-20th July 2017
OVER VIEW OF MALAYSIA MALAYSIA Located in South East Asia Between Thailand in the north and Singapore and Indonesia, in the south
Malaysia covers an area of about 329,758 sq. km, consisting of 11 states in Peninsular Malaysia, 2 states in the island of Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak) and 3 Federal Territories. Peninsular Malaysia, covering 131,598 sq. km. while the states in Borneo covering 198,160 sq. km. Malaysia is a multi-racial country with 31.7 million population
MALAYSIAN POPULATION (2016) Agriculture is a huge part of Malaysia s economy, with over 1.6 million farmers contributing RM 89.7bil (8.1%) to our GDP in 2016
Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry 4 Departments Department of Agriculture (DoA) Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Department of Fisheries (DoF) Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (MAQIS) 9 Agencies Agro Bank Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Fisheries Development Authority of Malaysia (LKIM) Farmers Organization Authority Malaysia (LPP) Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (FAMA) Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) Kemubu Agriculture Development Authorithy (KADA) Malaysia Pineapple Industry Board (LPNM) Entrepreneurs Group Economic Fund (TEKUN)
MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Centres of Excellence Support stations MARDI Headquarters
AGRO-FOOD POLICY AND GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC POLICY GOVERNMENT TRANFORMATION PROGRAMS NEW ECONOMIC MODEL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM 3 RD AGRICULTURE POLICY AGRO- FOOD POLICY 2011-2020 OBJECTIVES: i)to ensure adequate and safe food supplies; ii) To strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of agrofood industry ; and iii) To improve the income level of agricultural entrepreneurs
ICT USE AND ACCESS BY INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS ICT Services and Equipment Use by Individual ICT Services and Equipment Use by Household Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Source : Department of Statistics, Malaysia
Broadband Coverage Map in 2015
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NATIONAL BROADBAND INITIATIVES UNDER THE 10 TH MALAYSIA PLAN: ACHIEVEMENTS 44 COMMUNITY BROAD BAND LIBRARIES ESTABLISHED 1,000,000 NETBOOK DISTRIBUTED TO DESERVING FAMILIES 971 COMMUNICATION TOWERS WERE BUILT 5,737 WIRELESS VILLAGES ESTABLISHED 1,121 INTERNET CENTRES WERE ESTABLISHED
ICT Technologies Mobile Technology, Internet Of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing, Location Based Monitoring, Social Media, Big Data Analytics, etc. ICT INTERVENTIONS Online Banking e-learning Information Services Online Databases, etc. ICT INTERVENTIONS Smart Farming/Precision Farming Early detection/early Warning System Decision Support System Geographical Information System, etc. ICT INTERVENTIONS Robotics Traceability Logistics System Manufacturing System Price Watch Online Sale, etc.
Ruminant Feed Formulation Planting Calendar
Edible Bird Nest Traceability System Enhancing Market Reach Through e-commerce: Agrobazaar mytrace
Services & Business Environment On-line permit application e-permit, CITES, mypesticides Certification mygap, MyPhyto Database GIS database on crops, livestocks, GeneBank Transfer Technology & Extension Work Mobile apps on Planting Manuals, Good Agriculture Practice,Planting Calendar, AgriCalculator. Marketing Social Media
UPCOMING INITIATIVES
AGF FRAMEWORK
AIS COMPONENTS
AIS PORTAL
M-Agri: Opportunity to empower farmers to improve their livelihood, by providing connectivity and farmer-centric apps M Agri for 50,000 farmers 1. Provide farmers with voice and data connectivity 2. Give farmers a digital identity, promote traceability 3. Increase farmers productivity by access to farmer centric applications for: Real time information for prices, weather Expert advice on farming Digital financial services Supply chain tracking
IMPLICATIONS & CONCLUSION ICT initiative succeeded in transforming several targeted agriculture community members - (success story : seaweed and kapok pillow agropreneur 20K and 40K ) Mobile technology will continue to be important technology applied in the value chain. The potential for application of ICT in agriculture is high but needs more public-private partnership for enabling environments. Concentrate on the demand, not on the technology. Consider contextual factors - There is no one size fits all approach.
MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (MARDI)