Tropical fruits and vegetables in Malaysia: production and impact on health. In: Fruits and Vegetables for Health Workshop, 15-16 August 2006, Seoul, Korea. (2006)
Abstract
Agriculture contributes 8.5%, which is worth about USD5.6 billions, to Gross Domestic Products (GDP) of Malaysia. Sixty-one percent of the contribution comes from industrial crops such as oil palm, rubber and cocoa, and 39% from agricultural food crops including fruits and vegetables. Malaysia has about 4 million hectares of agricultural land and only 20% is being cultivated with food crops. The export earnings from agricultural sector is about USD10 billions in 2004 and only 21.4% comes from food sector. Malaysia imports about USD3.5 billion worth of food each year and currently facing a deficit at about USD1.35 billions.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Keywords: | Tropical fruits, Vegetables, Agricultural Research, Fruits and vegetables production |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Plantation & Agrotechnology > Plantation and Agribusiness Management |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Plantation & Agrotechnology |
| Depositing User: | Mohd Fadhli Samsudin |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Oct 2020 03:19 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Oct 2020 03:19 |
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