KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) — Know-how within the agricultural sector can solely be thought-about profitable if its adoption will increase crop yields and boosts farmers’ revenue, says Agriculture and Meals Safety Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.
He mentioned this was among the many approaches mentioned on the eleventh Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) Meals Safety Ministerial Assembly in Hangzhou, China, which additionally targeted on using synthetic intelligence (AI) and know-how in agriculture.
“AI is vital, know-how is vital. However in the end, the true measure of success shouldn’t be how refined our programs are, however whether or not farmers’ yields improve, their revenue rises and the individuals’s meals provide stays adequate. Solely then is know-how actually helpful,” he mentioned in a Fb put up tonight.
Mohamad mentioned on the assembly, he additionally shared Malaysia’s dedication to empowering the nationwide agricultural sector, together with increasing know-how adoption by way of the Giant-Scale Sensible Padi Subject (SMART SBB) programme, which at the moment includes 18,650 padi farmers throughout 92 places overlaying over 46,500 hectares.
“The usage of mechanisation, extra structured administration and know-how has enabled sure areas to attain yields of round six to seven metric tonnes per hectare,” he mentioned.
Mohamad mentioned this improvement demonstrated that using applicable know-how and good administration may improve farmers’ yield.
He additionally shared his private expertise in adopting agricultural know-how by way of tilapia farming utilizing the biofloc system, which may produce round 450 kilogrammes of fish per tank measuring six metres in diameter.
“If we wish to formulate insurance policies for farmers and breeders, we should often floor ourselves and expertise their work firsthand, so we all know which know-how actually helps,” he mentioned.
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