VIDEO ASSIGNMENT : TISSUE CULTURE

Kelebihan dan Kelemahan Kultur Tisu

Teknik Kultur Tisu Pertanian - Pokok Pisang 

TOPIC 6 : SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURES

       

‘farming systems that are capable of maintaining their productivity to society without causing irreversible damage to ecosystem health'

   

     

3 main goal 

• economic development
• environmental conservation
• socio-political benefit 

 Text from Joachim Von Braun ( a global R&D initiative to avoid a deep and complex crisis )

       World agriculture has entered a new, unsustainable, and politically risky period. Agriculture—and the natural resources it depends on—has been overexploited ecologically, has suffered from underinvestment, has recently been exposed to ill-designed bioenergy programs, and has been politically sidelined for too long. It is now at a critical point. Appropriate responses to the food and agriculture price and productivity crises are lacking. A global initiative for accelerated agriculture productivity is necessary now; such an initiative makes economic sense, is pro-poor and sustainable, and serves security. The initiative needs political leadership and coordination. There is no effective governance architecture at the global level and national levels to address the matter. Industrialized economies, including the United States, should substantially accelerate their investment in international agricultural research and development (R&D) in cooperation with new players." -- from Text

After that, in agriculture we have system dynamic

• intercropping          
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• crop rotation

   




COMPOST

Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming. At the simplest level, the process of composting simply requires making a heap of wetted organic matter known as green waste (leaves, food waste) and waiting for the materials to break down into humus after a period of weeks or months

HOW TO ADD THE COMPOST TO THE GARDEN

Add finished compost before your area's spring planting season. Alternatively, if your garden lies empty during intense summer heat, spread compost and let it cover the fallow soil to reduce erosion, combat weeds, and maintain moisture.

OPINION

We like and enjoy learn about sustainable agriculture with Dr. Natrah. Dr. are very polite, happily when teach for our class. Every thursday have smiley from Dr. we learn more how to create and protect the environment....

Thank you Dr. Natrah because take your time to read the simple blog........

CHAPTER 8 AND 9

  Bab 8 & 9

 Good Agriculture Practice

•        voluntary audits that verify that fruits and vegetables are produced, packed, handled, and stored as safely as possible to minimize risks of microbial food safety hazards. GAP & GHP audits verify adherence to the recommendations made in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 

HOW TO REQUEST GAP AND GHP AUDITS?

STEP 1 :Determine what type of audit you need.  For example, your customers may require a Harmonized GAP audit or, if you grow mushrooms, you might need a Mushroom GAP (MGAP) audit.

STEP 2 :Complete the Request for Audit Service Form FV-237A

STEP 3 :Next select the office closest to the facility that needs to be audited, from the list of Local Specialty Crops Inspection Division audit offices.

STEP 4 :Email or fax your completed Audit Request Form to the office that you selected.

STEP 5 :The office will contact you and confirm the receipt of your request, give you more information about the program procedures, and schedule your audit

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STEP 6 :Complete an Agreement for Participation in Audit Services form FV-651 and submit it to your auditor or to the contact below, via email or fax.

Contact Information

Telephone: (202) 720-5021
Fax: (202) 260-8927
Email: fvaudits@ams..usda,gov

ECONOMY TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME

• an initiative by the Malaysian government to turn Malaysia into a high income economy by the year of 2020. It is managed by the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU), an agency under the Prime Minister Department of Malaysia.
• Launched on September 25, 2010
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•  The program will lift Malaysia's gross national income (GNI) to US$523 billion by 2020, and raise per capita income from US$6,700 to at least US$15,000, meeting the World Bank's threshold for high income nation. It is projected that Malaysia will be able to achieve the targets set if GNI grows by 6% per annum.

• A workshop had been organised by Performance and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) to identify the 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEA). The NKEA is the key driver to the success of this program as such activities have the potential to contribute significantly to the growth of the economy of Malaysia.

• The Malaysian government plans to increase diversification of the energy industry, increase exploration for new oil and gas resources, enhance production from known reserves, and encourage the use of alternative energy source such as nuclear, solar, and hydro-electric. The government is working to meet these goals 12 of what it calls "entry point projects" or EPPs. 

• Palm oil related EPPs will focus on upstream productivity and downstream expansion. These EPPs will focus on replanting of aging oil palms, mechanising plantations, stringently enforcing best practices to enhance yields, implementing strict quality control to enhance oil extraction, and developing biogas facilities at palm mills to capture the methane released during milling. Downstream expansion and sustainability will be achieved by capturing the lucrative market segments that focus more on refined products such as oleo-derivatives, food, health products, and bio-fuels

VIDEO LINK ON ETP : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMJCcw81kVM

• Malaysia stays among top 20 most competitive economies :https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/343549