Abstract
This study aims to investigate the contribution of leading key players for maintaining and increasing the quality of paddy industry in Malaysia. The Ministry of Agriculture and Argo-based Industry ...
Highlights
The land area for paddy production has remained at an average of 677,000 hectares through 2014, which gives the area of paddy harvest a growth rate of −0.2% (Harun & Ariff, 2017)
The opposite trend is observed for the granary areas where major irrigation is more than 4,000 hectares, and it is recognised by the government as the main paddy-producing area. 317,041 hectares were recorded in 1980, whereas, in 2014 a much higher land area of 400,733 hectares was recorded (“Malaysia Economic Statistics—Time Series 2015”, 2017; “Press Release: Selected Agricultural Indicators 2015”, 2015a)
The Malaysian paddy sector is protected by means of a high level of government intervention
Summary
The land area for paddy production has remained at an average of 677,000 hectares through 2014, which gives the area of paddy harvest a growth rate of −0.2% (Harun & Ariff, 2017). In terms of rice production per hectare, a value of 1.84 tons/ha was recorded in 1980 compared to 2.70 tons/ha recorded in 2014 (“Malaysia Economic Statistics—Time Series 2015”, 2018). This gives an annual growth rate of paddy production at 1.9% and its yield at 2.1% (Harun & Ariff, 2017)
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