Field Evaluation of Newly-Developed Controlled Release Fertilizer on Rice Production and Nitrogen Uptake

Hashim, Mohammad; Yusop, Mohd Khanif; Othman, Radziah; Samsuri, A. W.

doi:10.17576/jsm-2017-4606-12

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“…Most of the chemical pesticides and fertilizers used by farmers in Malaysia are imported; however, there is a government subsidy to supports packages on paddy cultivation (Muazu et al 2015 ). Chemical synthesized fertilizers are readily available and known to increase plant yields because, most of the time, fertilizers supply nutrients above plants requirement (Hashim et al 2017 ). Its non-biodegradable nature makes them accumulate in the environment, leading to soil damage, contamination of groundwater, change in microbial community structure that provides resistance to pest, contamination of water bodies through runoffs and the resulting eutrophication problems.…”

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“…In Malaysia, a major initiative was taken to promote soft innovation in agro-based, environmentally friendly technologies among farmers such as green fertilizer (GF) (Hashim et al 2017 ; Thestar 2019 ). Also, Adnan et al ( 2017 ) GF implementation aim is to link agriculture with environmentally friendly innovations, which contributes to increased production and the development of sustainable agriculture (Ghadiyali Tejaskumar and Kayasth Manish 2012 ).…”

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“…According to Hashim et al 2017 , the biggest obstacle faced by government agencies toward implementing GF (CRFs) among farmers is the insufficient information due to communication barriers and farmers being unaware about the “green thing” and the environmental crisis. Farmer’s unawareness of the environmental problems and possibilities of green fertilizer implementation prevents them from adopting GF (Hashim et al 2017 ). Although the rigorous efforts of the government have considered all the possibilities, still farmers remain unfamiliar with the idea of sustainable practices with GF (Naher et al 2019 ).…”

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“…A growing global population, coupled with rapid development in the economy and infrastructure in many parts of the world, is placing pressure on natural resources such as agricultural land, water, air, forests, and fossil fuels (Ingrao et al 2016 ). Whereas, in the developing country like Malaysia, agriculture plays a vital role in the nation’s determination to attain the status of a fully established country by 2020 (Hashim et al 2017 ). The Malaysian growth strategy plan is known as Vision 2020 (Lee and Baharuddin 2018 ).…”

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“…The main thrust of national policies aimed at transforming the paddy sector by fast technological progress to boost Malaysian paddy production (Thestar 2019 ). An eco-innovation that often involves the use of fertilizers to stimulate indigenous microorganisms with the capacity to detoxify certain environmental pollutants is also being threatened using chemical fertilizers, particularly in highly sensitive environments (Hashim et al 2017 ). The term eco-innovation is used to describe processes and products that contribute to the development of sustainability (Borges et al 2015 ).…”

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How COVID 19 effect Malaysian paddy industry? Adoption of green fertilizer a potential resolution

Adnan

Nordin

2020

Environ Dev Sustain

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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more than 4.3 million confirmed cases and more than 2,90,000 deaths worldwide. It has also given rise to fears of an imminent economic crisis and recession. Social distance, self-isolation, and travel restrictions have led to a reduction in the workforce across all economical sectors and have led to a loss of many jobs. Schools have closed down, and the need for commodities and manufactured goods has decreased. On the other hand, the need for medical supplies has increased significantly. The food sector is also facing increased demand as a result of panic buying and storing food products. In response to this global outbreak, we summarize the socioeconomic effects of COVID-19 on the various aspects of the world economy. In Malaysia, the COVID-19 epidemic has checked the resilience of the agriculture sector. Especially the Malaysian paddy industry as country imports 30% of its overall consumption from different parts of the world. The real price of rice triplicating for the consumers, which was alarming for nations in this pandemic situation. The Government of Malaysia introduced the National Agrofood Policy 2011-2020 (NAP4) in 2010 as a guidance document for the implementation of agricultural sector development programs and projects in Malaysia. The NAP4 's 10-year term is to be finished by the end of 2020. Several sectors demonstrate substantial success after approximately 8 years of introduction, while the other classes often lag behind the goal and progress quite slowly. Agricultural sector performance is affected by many problems and challenges. In acknowledgment of the poor success of this field, the Ministry of Agriculture and Agri-Based Industry has launched new approaches, policies, and programs that can change the agricultural sector more rapidly. The new direction is aimed at ensuring national food security and boosting farm and revenues. The authorized government agency needs to revise the policy formulation where Malaysia needs to set stages to revolutionize and modernize the rice farming to address the problem faced by the paddy sector in this pandemic situation to adopt GF. In this study, the researcher focuses on the improvisation of the policy to increase the paddy production sustainably.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%