Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance
Malaysia's 1.9 mn agricultural workforce is characterized by low productivity, well above average age and low educational status. There is a myriad of institutions: the statistical base is weak and out of date; socioeconomists such as farm management and policy specialists are not contributing...
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| author | Gibbons, E. T. Hussein, Mohd Ariff |
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| description | Malaysia's 1.9 mn agricultural workforce is characterized by low productivity, well above average age and low educational status. There is a myriad of institutions: the statistical base is weak and out of date; socioeconomists such as farm management and policy specialists are not contributing nearly enough to the identification, definition and solution of the probles. Major diversification into oil palm and the reclamation of 1.2 mn. ha. of the jungle. These advances have been largely nullified by the steep increase in the area of idle land and an almost-complete "productivity stagnation" in most of agriculture. Peninsular Malaysia could, it is argued, increase its agricultural production by 72%. |
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| spelling | upm-192252015-05-13T07:52:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19225/ Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance Gibbons, E. T. Hussein, Mohd Ariff Malaysia's 1.9 mn agricultural workforce is characterized by low productivity, well above average age and low educational status. There is a myriad of institutions: the statistical base is weak and out of date; socioeconomists such as farm management and policy specialists are not contributing nearly enough to the identification, definition and solution of the probles. Major diversification into oil palm and the reclamation of 1.2 mn. ha. of the jungle. These advances have been largely nullified by the steep increase in the area of idle land and an almost-complete "productivity stagnation" in most of agriculture. Peninsular Malaysia could, it is argued, increase its agricultural production by 72%. 1986-04-19 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19225/1/ID%2019225.pdf Gibbons, E. T. and Hussein, Mohd Ariff (1986) Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance. In: Malaysian Agricultural Economics Association, 19 Apr. 1986, University of Agriculture, Serdang. (pp. 1-16). Agriculture - Economic aspects - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses Agricultural productivity - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses Agricultural resources - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses |
| spellingShingle | Agriculture - Economic aspects - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses Agricultural productivity - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses Agricultural resources - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses Gibbons, E. T. Hussein, Mohd Ariff Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance |
| title | Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance |
| title_full | Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance |
| title_fullStr | Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance |
| title_short | Revitalising Peninsular Malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance |
| title_sort | revitalising peninsular malaysia's agriculture : some areas of scope for better performance |
| topic | Agriculture - Economic aspects - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses Agricultural productivity - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses Agricultural resources - Peninsular Malaysia - Congresses |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19225/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19225/1/ID%2019225.pdf |