At the base of the Arabian Peninsula, occupying a landmass slightly larger than Italy, Oman is the largest country in the GCC after Saudi Arabia. In recent years, the non-OPEC oil exporter’s economy has been undergoing a steady transformation, reorienting from oil toward a more diverse set of service and industry-based economic activities. So far, progress has been promising. In 2011 oil and gas accounted for 38.8% GDP.
Encouraging farmers to make better use of technology is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Malaysia’s agriculture authorities. Boosting technology take-up is considered integral to ensuring that Malaysia is food secure for the foreseeable future. Under the National Farm Mechanisation and Automation Plan (NFMAP), which was launched in January 2012...
A local labour shortage has had serious impacts on the agriculture sector. Just under 12% of the country’s total population is employed in the agricultural industry in some capacity, according to statistics from the Malaysia Investment Development Authority, with a great majority of these employees working as labourers in the palm oil, rubber,...
Rubber production in Malaysia is set to double by 2020, provided the government’s ambitious development plans for the industry come to fruition. In 2011 the country produced nearly 1m tonnes of rubber, according to statistics from the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB). Under the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), production is expected to reach 2m...
Recent efforts to upgrade Malaysia’s agricultural sector that include increased incentives for farmers to learn new techniques and adopt advanced technology are expected to lead to greater harvest yields and help meet rising domestic demand for food products. While the sector contributes around 12% of GDP and provides employment to some 16% of...
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