organic farming in mal

1. ORGANIC
FARMING IN
MALAYSIA

2. INTRODUCTION TO
ORGANIC FARMING
DEFINITION
 Form of a agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop
rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control
to produce good crop yield and control pests on farm.
 Known as low input farming.

3. CHARACTERISTICS
Lasts the health of soils
and people.
Maintain soil
productivity.
Limits the use of
synthetic fertilizers and
pesticides.
Plant growth regulators
such as hormones,
livestock antibiotics,
food additives and
nanomaterials.

4. INTEGRATED
FARMING
 Integrated nutrient
management and
integrated pest
management.

5. DEVELOPMENT
NON GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION
( NGO)
PRIVATE SECTOR

6. NGO

7. 2001- 131 hectares of organic farm.
 2006- 2367 hectares land area for organic
farm ( reported by Department of
Agriculture).
 2006- very few family-run organic shop
have opened.
- taken over by the retailers
( JUSCO,GIANT)
- carry certified organic food in large
quantities and varieties – by this help to
develop the organic farming.


8. CHALLENGES TO ORGANIC
FARMING

Supply of local organic produce is not
keeping up with the increased demand.
- fall about 50%
 Varieties of local organic foods are
limited.
- Malaysia needs to heavily import
organic produce from other country.

9. Produces
greater
yield
Increase
income for
organic
produce
Better
personal
health
condition
ADVANTAGES
Improve
farming
techniques
Increasing
job for
farming
Improve
soil
condition
Improve
quality of
life

10. DISADVANTAGES
Hard to find
experienced and
skilled workers
Less productivity
Take great amounts of
times
and energy

11. ORGANIC
FARMING
METHODS

12. CROP
DIVERSITY
Early agricultural method of crop rotation.
Planting and harvesting one type of crop
on a plot of plan one year and using
different crop on next year.
Plantation of crop rotated to confuse
pests and renew soil.
Supports a wider range of beneficial
insects soil microorganisms.

13. WEED MANAGEMENT
Promotes suppression of weed by
enhancing crop competition.
 Mechanical and physical weed control
practices:
* tillage practice
* mowing and cutting
* flame weeding and thermal weeding
* mulching


14. SOIL MANAGEMENT
 Use techniques like green
manure and composting.
 Replace nutrients taken from the
previous crops.
 Improve soil fertility.
BIOLOGICAL PEST
CONTROL
 Controlling pests (
insects, mites, weeds, plant
diseases ) using other living
organisms.

15. LOCATION
OF
ORGANIC
FARMING
IN
MALAYSIA

16. LOCATED AT SEMENYIH, MALAYSIA

17.  LOCATED AT KAMPUNG SG. GENTING PERAK

18. o LOCATED NEAR BANGI, 40 KM SOUTH OF KUALA LUMPUR

23. CONCLUSION
ORGANIC FARMING ACHIEVING A WIDER
DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COUNTRY.
IT IS MORE TEND TO GIVE US ADVANTAGES
RATHER THAN DISADVANTAGES.
ORGANIC FARMING MADE MALAYSIA TO BE
PROUD IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE BY
PRODUCING BETTER YIELD.

24. THE END
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