scholarly journals Adoption of IR4.0 into Agricultural Sector in Malaysia: Potential and Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabiah Mat Lazim ◽  
Nazmi Mat Nawi ◽  
Muhammad Hairie Masroon ◽  
Najidah Abdullah ◽  
Maryani Che Mohammad Iskandar
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Agricultural Industry

Agriculture remains as one of the important economic sectors in Malaysia which provides an employment for more than 1.6 million people. However, the growth of this sector may be hampered by a small-scale production, limited technological application, declining number of arable lands, environmental degradation due to climate change, rapid urbanization and aging farmers. In order to improve the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, farmers are encouraged to fully utilise modern technologies in their farms. In this context, adoption of industrial revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) in agricultural sector could bring many benefits, especially in minimizing the production costs and improving the quality of the products. Thus, this review focuses on the adoption strategies of IR4.0 into agricultural sector in Malaysia. A suitability of enabling technologies such as IoT, autonomous robot, big data analytics and artificial intelligent which are pillars for IR4.0 are individually evaluated. The readiness of agricultural industry in Malaysia to embrace this new concept is also discussed. The review also investigates the potentials and possible challenges would be faced by the industry in embracing IR4.0. The recommendations are also provided for farmers, industrial players and policy makes to makes sure a smooth adoption of IR4.0 into agricultural sector in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Solutions for changing production scale in the agricultural sector in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 10008
Author(s):  
Thi Hoai Nguyen ◽  
Duc Luan Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Labor Productivity ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Number Of Solutions ◽  
Production Scale ◽  
Large Scale Production

In this paper, the authors analyze the current situation of agricultural production in Vietnam and affirm that fragmentation is one of the basic causes leading to ineffective potentials and low labor productivity. Based on this, the authors propose a number of solutions to convert small-scale production to large-scale production in order to improve labor productivity and optimally exploit resources in the agricultural sector in Vietnam today.

scholarly journals Analisis Pendapatan Petani Ubi Alabio (Dioscorea alata) Di Desa Nelayan Kecamatan Sungai Tabukan Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Propinsi Kalimantan Selatan

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Mahdalena Mahdalena
Keyword(s):  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
National Development ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Selling Price ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Sweet Potatoes ◽  
The Cost

       Agricultural development is aimed at increasing farmers' income and the role of agriculture in overall national development. Among the economic sectors, agriculture must remain the cornerstone of the development of the Hulu Sungai Utara district. The potential of the agricultural sector in Hulu Sungai Utara district includes rice and beans, corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes or sweet potato alabio which are more dominant. The objectives of this study were: (i) to find out the cost and acceptance of the alabio yam farmers for one farm, (ii) to find out how the alabio sweet potato contributes to farmers' income during one farm, (iii) to know the problems faced by farmers. This research has been carried out in the Tabukan Sub-District Fishermen Village, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, from April to May 2009. While the data collection method is a direct interview method with farmers who are assisted by sample respondents using a questionnaire. At the alabio cassava farm in Desa Nelayan the average cost is Rp. 343,702.8, - / farming. The average income earned is Rp 2,439,036, 11, - and the average income is Rp 2,095,333.3, with an average contribution of 17.6%. Alabio yam farming in Desa Nelayan is a side activity, traditionally cultivated with a small scale of work. The selling price of the alabio perilogram in Nelayan Village ranges from Rp. 4,000 to Rp. 7,000.

scholarly journals Problems of Effective Transformation and Prospects for the Development of the Agricultural Sector of Kyrgyzstan in the EAEU

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dzhumabek Dzhailov
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
State Support

The article discusses the main directions and effectiveness of the transformation of the agricultural sector of Kyrgyzstan in the EAEU. The problems and possible risks of the development of the agricultural sector in the conditions of Eurasian integration are identified. It was revealed that the ongoing reforms within the EAEU do not fully contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the agricultural sector of Kyrgyzstan. It is justified that the predominant development of small-scale production, the underdeveloped processing, agricultural services and logistics negatively affect the development of the industry and increase its export potential. A comparative assessment of the forms and volumes of state support for the agricultural sector in the EAEU countries is presented.

INNOVATIVE IDEAS: THAILAND 4.0 AND THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlie Jones ◽  
Paitoon Pimdee
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Technology And Innovation ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Thai Government ◽  
S Curve

Thailand 4.0 is a new ‘buzzword’ for many things just now being defined. It also appears to mean many things to many people, but the majority of Thai citizens surveyed fail to grasp just what it is. In the simplest of terms, it seems to be a Thai government policy in which technology and innovation are proposed tools for boosting the quality of life. Thailand 4.0 is also targeted at 10 key economic sectors and their supporting research from US$1 billion in funding for 12,290 new PhDs. This research therefore investigated the legacy of proceeding Thailand 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, the use of the S-curve to describe their implementations, educational objectives to support Thailand 4.0, the digital/e-commerce agenda, agribusiness and ‘smart farmers’, how to learn from unicorns, and what is meant by ‘next generation automotive’ under Thailand 4.0.

scholarly journals A Frontier for Engineering

2001 ◽  
Vol 123 (01) ◽  
pp. 52-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihail C. Roco
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Electronics ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Nanoscale Science And Engineering ◽  
One Year ◽  
Nanoscale Science ◽  
Almost All

This article kicks off an initiative by mechanical engineering magazine to delve into the topic of nanotechnology. Because of the high-risk/high return and interdisciplinary nature of the research and development, and the potential social implications, the National Nanotechnology Initiative has received the government’s support. The essence of nanotechnology is the ability to work at the atomic, molecular, and supramolecular levels, in a scale of about 1 to 100 nanometers, to create, manipulate, and use materials, devices, and systems that have novel properties and functions because of the small scale of their structures. There has been an explosion of discoveries in the last few years, and development is expected to accelerate in the next decade. Many scientific advancements exceed the projections made just one year ago, in areas such as molecular electronics, guided self-assembly, medicine, and DNA processing. Nanoscale science and engineering promise to restructure almost all industries toward the next industrial revolution, and to assure the quality of life in an increasingly crowded planet with shrinking energy and materials resources and less environmental endurance.

scholarly journals A Review of Roof and Pond Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Water Security: The Design, Performance and Way Forward

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3163
Author(s):  
Husnna Aishah Zabidi ◽  
Hui Weng Goh ◽  
Chun Kiat Chang ◽  
Ngai Weng Chan ◽  
Nor Azazi Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Harvesting Systems ◽  
Alternative Water ◽  
The Many ◽  
Equatorial Climate

Rapid urbanization, population explosion and climate change have threatened water security globally, regionally and locally. While there are many ways of addressing these problems, one of the innovative techniques is the recent employment of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) which include rainwater harvesting systems (RWHS). Therefore, this paper reviews the design and component of two types of RWHS, the namely roof harvesting system (RHS) and the pond harvesting system (PHS). The performance in terms of quantity and quality of collected rainwater and energy consumption for RWHS with different capacities were evaluated, as well as the benefits and challenges particularly in environmental, economic and social aspects. Presently, the RHS is more commonly applied but its effectiveness is limited by its small scale. The PHS is of larger scale and has greater potentials and effectiveness as an alternative water supply system. Results also indicate the many advantages of the PHS especially in terms of economics, environmental aspects and volume of water harvested. While the RHS may be suited to individual or existing buildings, the PHS has greater potentials and should be applied in newly developed urban areas with wet equatorial climate.

scholarly journals Model Strengthening the Role of Agricultural Startup an Agent of Change in the Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 During the Covid 19 Outbreak

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (Special Issue 04) ◽  
pp. 401-425
Author(s):  
Wahyu Windari ◽  
Keppi Sukesi ◽  
Sugiy anto ◽  
Kliwon Hidayat
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
Agent Of Change ◽  
Positive Effect

Since the covid-19 outbreak lurks throughout the world economy is no exception to the Indonesian agricultural sector. Small farmers began to have difficulty in marketing the products grown, emerging agricultural startup institutions that utilize technology to maintain farmers' economic sustainability. Agricultural startups in Indonesia have not been able to have a model that strengthens actors in it; the actor is a reformer agent. in this study, we wanted to create a new model in strengthening reforming agents at agricultural startups. We surveyed two different ways: (a) meet directly with respondents and use health protocols who can be found; and (c) by charging via online Google form to respondents who cannot be found. In total, we conducted 144 surveys out of the actors we initially identified as relevant. The study reveals to know variable support of internal factors, external factors, and the role of reforming agents have a real and positive effect on strengthening the institutional capacity of agricultural startups in the agricultural industry 4.0 era. The model of strengthening the role of reforming agents in startups in the agricultural industry 4.0 era is necessary for looking at the state of startups, internal and external factors of reforming agents, the role of reforming agents, and their influence on strengthening capacity occurring in startups to produce strategies in strengthening agent of change. The findings will guide the agriculture startup in achieving its vision of creating the perfect strategy for agent of change.

scholarly journals DIRECTIONS OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN KAZAKHSTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Gulzada Jambayeva ◽  
◽  
Saule Zhumasheva ◽  
Tashikul Mashirova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Public Support ◽  
The State ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Tax Regimes ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Business Structures

The relevance of the research topic lies in the importance of development of small agribusiness entities for increasing production of agricultural products, increasing the level of employment and income of the rural population, solving social problems of the village. The system of public support measures for agricultural sector, developed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of the implementation of the State Program on AIC Development for 2017- 2021, which includes subsidizing production costs, property insurance, preferential taxation, investment subsidies for construction of facilities or their modernization, subsidizing the repayment of the interest rate for concessional lending. The article analyzes the main technical and economic indicators: gross agricultural output by type of activity; structure of agricultural crops, their yield, incl. in small-scale commodity farms of the republic, including general harvest of grain and oilseeds. The authors have developed proposals for the use of a new financial instrument - an agricultural receipt, which allows investors (creditors) to finance agricultural production and sale of goods in small business structures; recommendations for exemption from income tax for a period of three years for taxpayers applying special tax regimes, improving lending to agricultural enterprises by commercial banks, mechanisms that allow in the future to reduce the amount of funds allocated from the state budget to support the industry. It is concluded that the further development of small business structures in AIC and their public support will improve socio-economic processes of the formation and functioning of all forms of family farms on the basis of meeting the needs of the population for food; to increase the employment rates of rural residents, taking into account the development of alternative directions based on cooperation and integration.

scholarly journals Brazilian Artisanal Cheeses: Diversity, Microbiological Safety, and Challenges for the Sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paulina Arellano Pineda ◽  
Gabriela Zampieri Campos ◽  
Natan Jesus Pimentel-Filho ◽  
Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco ◽  
Uelinton Manoel Pinto
Keyword(s):  
Foodborne Pathogens ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Microbial Risks ◽  
Cheese Production

Artisanal cheeses made with raw milk are highly appreciated products in Brazil. Most of these cheeses are produced in small facilities across different production regions in the country, some of which have been granted a protected designation of origin and are award winners. The most prominent state that manufactures these products is Minas Gerais (MG), but production is also gaining strength in other Brazilian states. The major challenge faced by artisanal cheese production is related to microbial risks associated with foodborne pathogens when the quality of the raw milk is unsatisfactory. Regulations created for the dairy industry are constantly been revised and adapted, considering the small-scale production of Brazilian artisanal cheeses, in order to guarantee safety at all steps of cheese production and commercialization. This text presents a summary of the huge diversity of artisanal cheeses produced in the country, grouped by geographical regions, and reviews the current challenges faced by producers and government considering the safety of these cheeses.

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