ROLE AND DIRECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR NATIONAL (MALAYSIA) FOOD SECURITY

PAPER PRESENTED AT:

ASEAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON FOOD SECURITY(ARCoFS13) AT BAYVIEW HOTEL, GEARGETOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA 8 10 0CTOBER 2013

PRESENTATIONOVERVIEW OUTLINE PRESENTATION

1. 0VERVIEW OF MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURE 2. BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3. FOOD SECURITY IN MALAYSIA: BACKGROUND 4. FOOD SECURITY IN MALAYSIA: POLICY DIRECTION 5. FOOD SECURITY IN MALAYSIA: ROLE AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 6. CONCLUSION

0VERVIEW OF MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURE

OVERVIEW OF MALAYSIAN AGRICULTURE

Total land area - 33 million ha

Total Agricultural land

Industrial crops

- 5.3 million ha (16% of total area)

- Oil palm, rubber, cocoa, tobacco and pepper (Occupy about 83% [4.4 million ha] of total agricultural land) - Paddy, fruits, vegetables & coconut (cover 17% [0.9 million ha] of total agricultural land)

Food crops

CONTRIBUTION OF AGRICULTURE TO NATIONAL ECONOMY (2012)

GDP
National= RM748.96 billion Agriculture= RM54.87 billion (7.33%)

Trade
Export
National = RM702.2 billion Agriculture = RM34.79 billion (4.9%) Agro-food = RM1.38 billion (0.2%)

Import
RM607.4 billion RM68.97 billion (11.4%) RM4.33 billion (0.7%)

Labor Force
National = 13.02 million person Agriculture = 1.82 million (14.0%)

BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

BACKGROUND OF DOA
Established in 1905, recognizing the need to maintain momentum in agriculture development during the first decade of the 20th century. Responsible for the development of all economically viable crop. As agriculture exert a greater influence on economic crops, new institutions were formed

DOA ROLES IN FOOD SECURITY

Post World War II initiatives:
Crop Diversification Programme i.e. planting of other food crops and not only relying on rice. Agricultural Food Crop Proclamation Programme by which a least 2% of cultivated area must be planted with food crop.

Now, DOA continue to stay and lead the way in agricultural development and food production.

FOOD SECURITY IN MALAYSIA: CURRENT SENARIO

DEFINITION

All people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life- World Food Summit,1996 Basic concepts:- availability - accessibility - used Related to: - health - economic - environment - trade

4.0% per year 4.0% per year

Fish Milk Eggs Beef Egg Poultry Mutton Pork Vegetables Fruits Rice

Production Forecast 2010 2020 (Million Metric Tonne) by major commodity

Per capita consumption 2.8% per year

Fish Milk 45 to 55 kg 48 to 54 liter

Eggs
Beef

16 to 19 nos
5.6 to 6.6 kg

Poultry 35 to 38 kg Mutton 0.8 to 1.1 kg Pork 19.9 to 20 kg

Vegetab. 55 to 70 kg Fruits Rice 93 to 97 kg 80 to 77 kg

Domestic Demand 2010 2020 (Million metric tonne) by major commodity

FORCAST SUPPLY AND DEMAND

16 Total (million metric tonne) 14 12 10 8 6 4 Production Demand

2
0 2010 2015 Year 2020

Food Production & Demand Forecast 2010 2020 (Million Metric Tonne)

FORCAST SELF SUFFICIENCY LEVELS (SSL)

Poultry
Eggs Fish

Pork
Fruits Rice Vegetables Beef Mutton Milk

Self Sufficiency Levels (SSL) (%) 2010 2020

FOOD SECURITY IN MALAYSIA: POLICY DIRECTION

POLICY FRAMEWORK

NAP 1

Food security Expansion of export crops (oil palm, cocoa)

NAP 2
NAP 3 DAN

Food security Increase productivity and competitiveness Strenghtened relation with other sectors Food security Development of modern agriculture, dynamic and competitive agro-forestry and product approaches Covers all crops excluding plantation crops MOA : Agro - Food Policy Food security & food supply Sustainable development & total supply chain approach Increase income

NAP : POLICY STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS

Ensure national Food Security

Increase the contribution of Agro-Food industry

Completing the value chain Empowering human capital Strengthening the activities of R&D, innovation and use of technology Creating environment for private-led business Strengthening the delivery system

CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT

National Agro-Food Policy (2011-2020)

Provides a firm strategic planning framework for Malaysia to execute food security programme.

Agro-Entrepreneurs

Individual farmers Private sectors

Public sectors

Address and guarantee the food supplies which would also be safe for consumption in our country.

Ensuring the sufficient and quality food supply in Malaysia

GOAL : SUFFICIENT FOOD SUPPLY

Ensuring Sufficient Food Supply Increased income Value Chain Competitiveness Exploration of high-value agriculture Increased production and productivity Private sector involvement as a driver of growth Sustainability Preparation for the impact of climate change
Expansion of environmentally friendly agricultural practices

Objective

Approach
Thrust

Implementation of recycling practices Development of quality human resources Healthy Food Institutional development farmers and fishermen Rationalization of the functions of government departments and agencies

Strategic Direction

Strengthening of the agrofood supply chain

Strengthening R & D and innovation New approach MOA Incorporated

Agriculture flagship project implementation

Dynamic Delivery System

FOOD SECURITY IN MALAYSIA: ROLE AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

ROLES : TO PRODUCE MORE FROM LESS

Productivity &

Quality

FUTURE
Needs for INOVATION / TECHNOLOGY advancement - efficiency in the production system

SemiAutomation, Mechanization & ICT

NOW

Meets the demand (Inter. Std.) -

Food Security,
Food Quality, Food Safety, Environmental Friendly Time21

BEFORE
Traditional

CORE BUSINESS
Extension Service
transfer of technology emphasizing on GAP throughout the value chain to increase production and income of the farmers and supply of sufficient, quality and safe food

Regulatory Services and Enforcement of Acts

safety and quality of food Bio-security issues Facilitating trade

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (1a): EFFECTIVE DELIVERY SYSTEM ~ TRANSFORMATION

Unscheduled Individual / Group Approach Scheduled Group Approach (T&V)

Project Impacted Approach Techno-based Approach (SPTP)

MAIN COMPONENTS : EXTENSION SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY

Foreign Courses Other agencies (MARDI) Universities

Human Resource Division

Technical Divisions Master Trainer

General Training

Technical Training

SMO
Bi-weekly Training

2
Extension Agent Expert Group

Bi-weekly Visits

3
Farmers

Scheduled Visits

4
Companies / Entrepreneurs

Crop calendar for paddy (After planting)

-Weeds control

Thrips monitoring Fertilizer application

MONITORING - Light trap installation 3 time/week(7pm 12am) Fertilizer application -Rougging Ferlilizer application

Fertilizer application

7 10 14 18

20

25

30

40

45

50

60
Hands-on & monitoring. Pest & diseases control Rice blast Rice bug

75

80

90

110 DAP

-Monitoring & controlling SGE

Rice leaffolder Thrips DEMO IPM -Release duck in the field 25 birds/lot

Pest control Black bug

Hands-on & monitoring Rice blast . Pest & diseases control Rice bug

INDEX: DAP : Day after planting DEMO IPM : Demonstration of integrated pest management

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STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (1b): EFFECTIVE DELIVERY SYSTEM ~ CUSTOMERS FOCUS QUALITY POLICY Our goal is to ensure an effective TOT emphasizing on GAP and GMP

MS IS0 9001:2008 PPP (EXTENSION SERVICES)

We committed to undertake continuous improvement to fulfill the quality objectives and customers satisfaction

QUALITY SYSTEM MS ISO 9001:2008

STRATEGIC INISIATIVE (1c): FOCUS AREA OF CURRENT EXTENSION SERVICES

Increase income & improve quality of life Emphasizes on Tech. Transfer Processing & marketing operations Improved post harvest handling Modern farming

Issuance of export and permit licenses Enforcement of Agriculture Acts Technical support services Consultation and investment in agriculture Quality certification in production of food crops

Development of agro-based industry Agriculture training in food crops Advisory services in agriculture

Commercialization

STRATEGIC INISIATIVE (1d): CLIENT FOCUS

No.
1
2 3 4

Category
Large scale agroentrepreneur
Medium scale agroentrepreneur Small scale agroentrepreneur Micro agro-entrepreneur Micro entrepreneur Farmer

Annual Income
More RM 5 million
RM 1 million to RM 5 million RM 200,000 to RM 1 million RM 50,000 to RM 200,000

Extension Methods
Consultation, Incentive, Investment & Facilitation
Consultation, Incentive, Investment & Facilitation Consultation, Visit, Discussion, Training Visit, Discussion, Training and Seminar Visit, Advisory, Training, Study tour and Exposure

Hobbies farmers, Potential Unspecified farmers, NGOs, Department/ Agency

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (2a): PRODUCTION STRATEGY

Expansion of areas as dedicated production area 8 plus 4 new Granary areas for rice Establishment of Permanent Food Production Park

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (2a): PRODUCTION STRATEGY Intensification of production system

Crop integration Increase in crop intensity Protected/control Environment

Improvement in productivity
Innovation and creativity ~ Fertigation Precision agriculture ~ Rice-check Superior variety

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (3a): PROGRAMME FOCUS

Food Production Permanent Park (TKPM) Orchard rehabilitation Coconut rehabilitation Coconut & short term crop integration Herbs & Spices production Mushroom production Floriculture production EPP 7 High value crop of Vegetables Production EPP 1 Herbs and Spices

STRATEGIC INITIATIVE (4a): REGULATORY ROLES

Plants Quarantine Act, 1976

Implementation & Enforcement

Fertilizer Act

Pesticides Act, 1974

Plant Variety Act, 2004

Rice-Check ~ Summary
SEED SOILS VARIETY

Pre-requisite
FARM INFRA. LAND PREP.

YIELD
WATER MANAGEMENT CROP ESTABLH.

Manipulated

HARVESTING

PEST/WEED CONTROL

FERTILIZER APPLICATION

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CONCLUSION
Directly involved in food security programme laid under the National AgroFood Policy. DOA plays a major role as policy enablers, agro-food production coordinator as well as agro-food production programme implementer. DOA has successfully doing this important role in the past and will continue to do it now and in the future.

Thank You