Bill Gates at the 2009 World Food Prize Symposium

2009 World Food Prize Simposium, Bill Gates mendesak kerajaan(USA), penderma, dan lain-lain bergabung untuk membantu jutaan petani miskin di seluruh dunia


http://www.gatesfoundation.org

Ginger-Zingiber officinale

Constituents
Volatile oil, acrid soft resin, resin insoluble in ether and oil, gum, starch, lignin, vegeto matter, asmazone, acetic acid, acetate of potassa, sulphur.

Medicinal Action and Uses
Stimulant, carminative, given in dyspepsia and flatulent colic excellent to add to bitter infusions; specially valuable in alcoholic gastritis; of use for diarrhoea from relaxed bowel where there is no inflammation. Ginger Tea is a hot infusion very useful for stoppage of the mensesdue to cold, externally it is a rubefacient. Essence of Ginger should be avoided, as it is often adulterated with harmful ingredients.

resource:Botanical.com by
A modern herbal by M. Grieve

cumin- Cuminum cyminum

Constituents
The strong aromatic smell and warm, bitterish taste of Cumin fruits are due to the presence of a volatile oil which is separated by distillation of the fruit with water, and exists in the proportion of 2 to 4 per cent. It is limpid and pale yellow in colour, and is mainly a mixture of cymol or cymene and cuminic aldehyde, or cyminol, which is its chief constituent.

The tissue of the fruits contains a fatty oil with resin, mucilage and gum, malates and albuminous matter, and in the outerseed coat there is much tannin. The yield of ash is about 8 per cent.

Medicinal Action and Uses
Stimulant, antispasmodic, carminative. The older herbalists esteemed Cumin superior in comforting carminative qualities to Fennel or Caraway, but on account of its very disagreeable flavour, its medicinal use at the present day is almost confined to veterinary practice, in which it is employed as a carminative.

Formerly Cumin had considerable repute as a corrective for the flatulency of languid digestion and as a remedy for colic and dyspetic headache. Bruised and applied externally in the form of a plaster, it was recommended as a cure for stitches and pains in the side caused by the sluggish congestion of indolent parts, and it has been compounded with other drugs to form a stimulating liniment.

Bay-salt and Cumin-seeds mixed, is a universal remedy for the diseases of pigeons, especially scabby backs and breasts. The proportions of the remedy are: 1/4 lb. Baysalt, 1/4 lb. Common Salt, 1 lb. Fennel-seeds, 1 lb. Dill-seeds, 1 lb. Cumin-seeds, 1 OZ. Assafoetida; mix all with a little wheaten flour and some fine-worked clay; when all are well beaten together, put into two earthen pots and bake them in the oven. When cold, put them on the table in the dove-cote; the pigeons will eat it and thus be cured.

resource:Botanical.com by
A modern herbal by M. Grieve

cinnamon.-Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Constituents
0 to 10 per cent of volatile oil, tannin, mucilage and sugar.

Medicinal Action and Uses
Carminative, astringent, stimulant, antiseptic; more powerful as a local than as a general stimulant; is prescribed in powder and infusion but usually combined with other medicines. It stops vomiting, relieves flatulence, and given with chalk and astringents is useful for diarrhoea and haemorrhage of the womb.

resource:Botanical.com by
A modern herbal by M. Grieve

Cloves

content
Volatile oil, gallotannic acid; two crystalline principles - Caryophyllin, which is odourless and appears to be a phylosterol, Eugenin; gum, resin, fibre
Action
The most stimulating and carminative of all aromatics; given in powder or infusion for nausea emesis, flatulence, languid indigestion and dyspepsia, and used chiefly to assist the action of other medicines. The medicinal properties reside in the volatile oil. The oil must be kept in dark bottles in a cool place. If distilled with water, salt must be added to raise the temperature of ebullition and the same Cloves must be distilled over and over again to get their full essence.

The oil is frequently adulterated with fixed oil and oil of Pimento and Copaiba. As a local irritant it stimulates peristalsis. It is a strong germicide, a powerful antiseptic, a feeble local anaesthetic applied to decayed teeth, and has been used with success as a stimulating expectorant in phthisis and bronchial troubles. Fresh infusion of Cloves contains astringent matter as well as the volatile oil. The infusion and Clove water are good vehicles for alkalies and aromatics.

resource:Botanical.com by
A modern herbal by M. Grieve

Nestle-agro base company

Nestlé , syarikat pembuat makanan multinasional beribu pejabat di Switzerland. Penubuhannya timbul daripada satu gabungan pada tahun 1905 antara Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, sebuah syarikat susu yang ditubuhkan oleh adik-beradik Page di Cham, Switzerland, pada tahun 1866 dan Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé Company yang didirikan pada tahun 1867 oleh Henri Nestlé yang menghasilkan produk makanan bayi. Sesetengah jenama Nestlé dikenali di seluruh dunia lalu menjadikannya peneraju pasaran sedunia dalam penghasilan sebilangan produk, susu, coklat, konfeksi, air botol, kopi, krimer, perasa makanan dan makanan haiwan. Nestlé merupakan syarikat antara yang tertinggi di kalangan syarikat-syarikat besar Switzerland.Saham-saham syarikat ini disenaraikan dalam SWX Swiss Exchange. Sesetengah amalan perniagaan Nestlé pernah diselubungi kontroversi, terutamanya kes yang mana susu bayi dipasarkan di negara-negara membangun, lalu mencetuskan pemboikotan Nestlé.

resource:wikipedia

coconut monitoring at Kulim

Km34,jln K.Ketil - Kulim,Kg. Beka,Kulim destrict


data collection.(tall,canopy range and tree winding)


range system
(6.5 m x 6.5 m)


rest---rest.
pekena-air limau nipis

Coconut variety at MALAYSIA

There are many varieties of COCONUT at Malaysia:-

a. Malayan Tall coconut
b. Malayan Red Dwarf Coconut(MRD)
c. Malayan Yellow Dwarf Coconut(MYD)
d. Malayan Green Dwarf Coconut(MGD)
e. Malayan Dwarf x West African Tall(MAWA)
f. MYD/MRD x Tagnanan Tall)MATAG Coconut
g. West African Tall Coconut.
h. Tagnanan Coconut.
i. Rennel Tall Coconut
j. Aromatic Dwarf(Pandan Coconut)
k. MYD/MRD x Rennel Tall(MAREN Coconut)
i. MYD/MRD x Malayan Tall(MAMA Coconut.

resource:Coconut technology package 2007,Department of agricultural,Malaysia

Fertilizer Management For COCONUT

This table is Coconut fertilizer Management for

sedentary soil



BRIS Soil



'Lanar Laut' Soil





reminder---it's manual for area Telok bahru..maybe it diffrent 4 other area,TQ

resource:Plant Manual Matag and Pandan
Pusat pembangunan komoditi Telok Bahru.

More Photos at Paddy Field(Sg. Burong)

Dukong Anak(Phyllanthus niruri )

Dukung anak merupakan sejenis herba yang amat mudah ditemui,jikalau kita perhatikan herba ini ada dimana sahaja seperti di tepi jalan,tepi rumah,kawasan semak-semak dan merata tempat.ia senang dicam berdasarkan sifatnya, dimana buahnya tumbuh dibatang dibawah daun. Banyak khasiat yang boleh didapati daripada herba ini.ia dijadikan ulaman serta sumber perubatan tradisional berasaskan herba. Ia mengandungi bahan kimia seperti:- geraniin, niruriside, phyllanthin, rutin etc. Herba Dukung anak amat mujarab dalam merawat masalah ginjal,hati,luka,lebam,ulser,sembelit,hepatitis B,membersihkan darah dan sebagainya,ia juga mengandungi bahan antivirus dan antibakteria,sengan kandungan bahan tersebut herba ini boleh digunakan untuk meredakan penyakit gonorea,siflis,selsema.

resource:Book -Rahsia Herba

'Robusta' at KEDA Sik,Kedah

'Robusta' coffee is planted at northern Malaysia because the environment here is suitable for the growth of this type...




this area no suitable for arabica and liberica........

Paddy field at sekincan,Selangor

Thank to PTIF Sg. Burong,the field well manage and have good irrigation system. should reduce pestcides used because it's deficult to see natural enemy here..

coconut field at Jabatan Pertanian Telok Bahru,Hutan Melintang

system practiced at Telok Bahru


Field scenery

'Pandan' coconut-smell lika pandan 'Pandanus adorus'(aromatic plant)......








'Matag' coconut
Matag is a hybrid coconut through crossing of Tagnanan and Malayan Yellow/Red dwarf





resource:Plant Manual-Coconut( Hybrid Matag And Pandan)by section PTIF-Telok Bahru

Herb nusery

herbs as a source of health ...... let's visit our department project at the Gajah Mati, Pokok Sena, Kedah....Lempoyang,Kacip Fatimah,Temu Lawak and etc

Nutritional Facts(coconut)

Nutritional Facts of.....coconut(click here)

*Coconut meat, raw

*Coconut meat, dried (desiccated), not sweetened

*Coconut meat, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged

*Coconut oil

*Coconut milk, canned (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)

*Coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water)

*Coconut cream, canned (liquid expressed from grated meat)

*Coconut cream, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat)

*Coconut water (liquid from coconuts)

*Palm Oil

*Palm Kernel Oil

coconut(click here)

source:www.coconutresearchcenter.org

Ahli botani zaman pertengahan

Abu Hanifah Ahmad ibn Dawud Dīnawarī (828-896) berbangsa Parsi dilahirkan di Dinawar seorang yang berpengetahuan tinggi dalam astronomi, pertanian, botani dan metalurgi. . Beliau belajar astronomi, matematik dan mekanik di Isfahan serta fisiologi dan puisi di Kufah dan juga Basra. Beliau meninggal pada 24 Julai 896 di Dinawar. Sumbangan yang paling terkenal adalah 'Book of plant', sehingga ia dianggap sebagai pengasas botani Arab.

Centella spp(penggaga)

Asiatica

Asiatica or Centella asiatica (scientific name) now not only be reached with ulam sambal belacan but became sought-after international scientists and medical cosmetics. Plants that grow green reptile is said to contain enzymes that kind of high-value "tetripenoids" which became the raw material in manufacturing cosmetics and skin essential ingredients to be mixed with certain herbs to cure cancer. It is also processed to serve as a health drink or tonic to refresh the body than stimulant to recovery.

With privileges, shoots pegaga now seen as a commercial plant. scientific studies have shown shoots pegaga tetripenoid enzyme to be anti-cancer drugs.

In addition there are four types of pegaga the country we are, namely a common pegaga easily obtained at villages, pegaga salad leaves that resemble actual lettuce (leaf width version) pegaga mistress and black pegaga

source:http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/

Malaysia Agribusiness Report Q1 2009 - new market and company analysis

Malaysia is an upper middle income country and the most developed large country in South East Asia. In 1991, then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad proclaimed Vision 2020, which aims to transform Malaysia into a fully developed country by that year. Now just over halfway to that deadline, Malaysian agriculture reflects the transition with some modern and efficient sectors such
as poultry which are able to compete with the developed world while other sectors such as rice production see yields that are far closer to in neighbouring Indonesia than in industrialised countries. In BMI´s new Malaysia Agribusiness Report for Q1 2009 we examine what challenges and opportunity the industry faces as it moves towards the 2020 goal.

Agriculture remains a highly significant sector of the economy, contributing just over 10% to GDP in the second quarter of 2008 and employing 12% of the labour force. In Q208, the sector grew by 5.9%, slightly less than the GDP growth rate of 6.3% for the quarter, according to data from the Malaysian Department of Statistics. The main driver of this growth, however, was palm oil rather than any large expansion in food production.

As a net importer of key crops such as rice and corn, Malaysia was badly hit by the soaring prices of soft commodities on the world markets through the first half of 2008. The rising prices and fears about the ability of the government to secure enough rice to feed the country´s population led to much discussion about agriculture in the country and criticism of why Malaysia is able to produce only about 70% of its needs for its staple food. The government has announced new plans to increase rice production toward the eventual aim of self sufficiency. BMI forecasts growth in rice production of 17.5% to 2012 to reach 1.67mn tonnes. Despite the increase, Malaysia will still be a long way off producing enough rice to meet domestic demand.

The rising commodity prices caused problems for farmers as well as consumers, with the livestock industry being hard hit by high corn prices. In the first half of the year, poultry farmers complained that the rising cost of feed and government-imposed ceiling prices on chicken meant they were losing money on each bird they produced. Despite the squeeze on profits, we expect poultry production to have grown 3.7% in 2008 to 1.08mn tonnes.

Malaysia´s extremely underdeveloped dairy sector was given a boost in 2008 with the opening in April of First Dairy Farm, a high-tech operation in the East-Coast state of Pahang. The company said that it aims to be producing 19,000-22,000 litres of milk per day by the middle of 2009. This is very good news for the sector, which currently sees some of the lowest average milk yields per cow of any country in the region and produces less than 5% of the country´s dairy demand.

source:http://www.pr-inside.com

Sumber Rujukan-bagus untuk dibaca(E-Book Version)

Sumber ini didapati bukan dari Malaysia,dan mungkin tidak sesuai dalam persekitaran dan tanah Malaysia...tetapi boleh dijadikan sebagai sumber rujukan yang berguna.

Hybrid Papaya
Tomato
Watermelon cultivation
Keledek manis
labu
terung
kelapa
Nenas


source:http://www.agriculture.gov.gy

Pertanian dan Aku

hampir 3 tahun aku berkerja dalam sektor pertanian...aku rasa bidang ini amat sesuai dengan jiwa aku berbanding bidang lain.
Mengapa aku minat pertanian....sebabnya adalah
1.Aku berasal dari kampung,di mana pertanian adalah sumber utama pendapatan penduduknya.
2.Bapa aku berkerja di sektor pertanian,ini mempengaruhi jiwa aku dari kecil.
3.Aku melanjutkan pelajaran dalam bidang pertanian di IPTA .
4.last...kerana tanpa pertanian,manusia akan kelaparan.

sekarang aku berada di seksyen padi & tanaman industri...salah satu seksyen yang mencabar.hampir 100% rakyat malaysia menjadikan padi sebagai sumber makanan ruji utama.kita masih mengharapkan beras import dari luarnegara kerana bekalan belum mencukupi untuk menampung jumlah keseluruhan penduduk Malaysia.

Pengetahuan yang mendalam dan saintifik diperlukan dalam kita meningkat pengeluaran PADI dan juga tanaman industri ini..jadi banyak yang perlu dipelajari dari A - z.

Tanpa Pertanian manusia akan kelaparan,ekonomi negara akan musnah,negara kacau bilau,jadi marilah kita sama-sama menyokong Jabatan pertanian dalam mengerak industri Tanaman Negara....i luv agri

Sabah Farmers Can Produce 10 Tonnes Or More Of Padi Per Hectare - Musa

TUARAN, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Farmers in Sabah can produce more than 10 tonnes of padi per hectare if they are to fully implement the relevant agricultural technology, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said Thursday.

He said he was informed that there were farmers who could attain such a production rate under the guidance of the Agriculture Department following the development of new padi strains at the Tuaran Agricultural Research Centre here.

"So far, 19 new padi strains and 60 other food crop varieties have been recommended for cultivation by agricultural entrepreneurs in the state.

"The successful development of new (padi) strains has raised the yield of the farmers from less than one tonne per hectare to 3.5 tonnes per hectare today. Some farmers can even produce more than 10 tonnes per hectare," he said when launching the Open Day of the centre.

At the event, Musa launched a new padi strain, TR8 or "Seri Aman", which is resistant to the so-called red disease attributed to the rice tungro bacilliform virus (RTBV) and can produce between five and seven tonnes of padi per hectare.

"I hope for much better research at this centre, even better than in neighbouring countries such as Thailand which has a very good research centre and has achieved outstanding findings.

"I believe this centre, which is among the oldest (since 1963), can come up with more new findings for us to be self sufficient and not be overly dependent on food imports," Musa told reporters after the event.

He said Sabah was 30 per cent self sufficient in rice and was targeting to achieve 42 per cent self sufficiency by the end of the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) in 2010.

Musa also launched a reference book, Soil Monograph of Sabah (Volume 1), which describes 30 types of soil found in the state, and opened the chemical laboratory building of the research centre.

resource : Bernama

Research Presentation Checklist

in the agriculture sector, various research done to find somthing new.to expanding to the public,Research Presentation it's very important because it plays a role in providing understanding and interest to the audience.

before we prepare a presentation for our experiment projects, we should make a check list. What should have in the check list?

Introduction
* Statement of problem and its significance
* Summary of current scientific data that relates to the problem
* Statement of research question, objectives, or hypothesis

Methods
* Description of study design
* Description of sampling technique and sample
* Description of the measures (outcomes)
* Description of the instruments used to measure the outcomes
* Description of procedures used to collect data
* Description of the statistical methods used to analyze the data

Results
* Description of data set (response rates, subject enrollment, dropouts)
* Description of demographic data of subjects (if applicable)
* Description of study data

Discussion
* Problem is restated
* Conclusions are summarized
* Describe support for study’s conclusions (literature review)
* Describe study’s generalizability
* Describe study’s limitations
* Accept or reject hypothesis (if applicable)
* Describe new research questions generated by study’s results
* Make final recommendations based upon study’s data

Topic outline answers the following questions:
* Introduction: Why did you do this project?
* Methods: How did you do this project?
* Results: What did you find?
* Discussion: What do the results mean?

resource:http://www.acponline.org/residents_fellows/competitions/abstract/prepare/respres_check.pdf