1. Research Institutes in Malaysia
1.1. Goverment Organization
1.1.1. MARDI (Malaysian Agricultural Research & Development Institute
1.1.2. MPOB (Malaysian Palm Oil Board)
1.1.3. MCB (Malaysian Cocoa Board)
1.1.4. MRB (Malaysian Rubber Board
1.1.5. FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)
1.2. Private Sector
1.2.1. Sime Darby
1.2.2. IOI
1.2.3. United Plantation Bhd
1.2.4. FELDA (Federal Land & Development Authority
1.2.5. FELCRA (Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority
1.2.6. Boustead Plantations Bhd
2. Research in Oil Palm
2.1. Golden Crop of Malaysia
2.2. Yield of oil palm to 35 tonnes fresh fruit bunches per hectare per year
2.3. Use Hybrid (Dura x Pisifera = Tenera)
2.4. Research by MPOB
2.5. Future improvement for oil palm
2.5.1. 1. yield expected to reach 40 tonnes fresh fruit per year
2.5.2. 2. Applied Agricultural Resources Sdn. Bhd (the Dumpy.Yamgambi.AVROS and tissue culture)
2.5.3. Transgenic technology
2.5.4. Mechanization farm approach
2.5.5. Biodiesel projects
2.5.6. Added value products, example the trunk used for biocomposite material, the leaves can be used for cattle feed
2.5.7. Used AJIB Fertilizer
3. Research in Rubber
3.1. Research by Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB)
3.1.1. New Technologies
3.1.1.1. Puncture tapping
3.1.1.2. Hormonal stimulation
3.1.1.3. New latex-timber clones (LTC)
3.1.1.4. Vitamin E
4. Research in Cocoa
4.1. Research by Malaysian Cocoa Board (MCB)
4.1.1. Reduction of production of cocoa due to:
4.1.1.1. 1. reduction in planted areas
4.1.1.2. 2. Low market price
4.1.1.3. 3. Adverse weather conditions
4.1.1.4. 4. Labour shortage
4.1.1.5. 5. High production cost due to pest and diseases
4.1.2. plantations increase production of beef and mutton
4.1.3. Malaysia has been ranked "the largest cocoa grinder in Asia-Pacific region and fifth biggest grinder in the world
4.1.4. Biotechnology Research by MCB (to improve)
4.1.4.1. 1. productivity and production efficiency
4.1.4.2. 2. to enhanced quality of cocoa products
4.1.4.3. 3. to obtain new products of bioactive compounds from cocoa tree
5. Research in Paddy/Rice
5.1. Major Production Centre
5.1.1. MADA (kedah-perlis)
5.1.2. KADA (kelantan) & sawah sempadan
5.1.3. Tanjung Karang (selangor)
5.2. Current popular varieties (MR220, MR219, MR219, MR211, MR81)
5.3. Paddy Plantation Technologies
5.3.1. 1. Paddy Transplanting Machine
5.3.2. 2. Vita-grow@product (formulated chemical fertilizer and doubling padding field)
6. Research in Livestock
6.1. Not successful in Malaysia due to
6.1.1. Hask climate
6.1.2. Disease problem
6.2. Integration of livestock rearing in...
6.2.1. oil palm
6.2.2. rubber growing areas
6.2.3. Reducing management cost
6.2.4. Done by FELDA, RISDA and FELCRA
6.3. Hydration of Livestock
6.3.1. 1. New breed of beef cattle
6.3.2. 2. Buffaloes
6.3.3. 3. New sheep breed
6.3.4. Boer goats
7. Fisheries (deep sea fishing and aquaculture)
7.1. Aquaculture (fish farming, mariculture, algaculture, and cultures pearls)
7.2. Spesies of fresh water fishes (catfish, giant, fresh water prawn, tilapia,carp)
7.3. Brakish/marine fishes (sea brass, tiger prawn and crabs)
8. Fruit, Flowers and Vegs
8.1. Research of fruits
8.1.1. banana, pineapple, papaya, star fruit, mango, durian ,watermelon, cempedak etc
8.1.2. Research on...
8.1.2.1. 1. Production of new varieties
8.1.2.2. 2. Yield improvement
8.1.2.3. 3. Fertilizer and water efficiency
8.1.2.4. 4. Disease and pest resistant
8.1.2.5. 5. Fruit quality for international market
8.2. Research of flowers
8.2.1. Small industry in Malaysia, examples: Orchids, roses and chrysanthemum
8.2.2. Tissue culture used for mass-production of orchid seedling
8.2.3. Tulip research in Bukit Maxwell
8.3. Vegetables
8.3.1. Mushroom production, organic vegetables, highland to lowland crops and production of new varieties
8.3.2. can used in business and medicinal value
9. Precision Agriculture
9.1. A farming management concept that relies on new technologies such as satellite(to locate precise position using satellite positioning system,GPS), imagery, information technology, and geospatial tools
9.2. Application of Precision Farming
9.2.1. 1. Management farm corp precisely
9.2.2. 2. Precise control of pest
9.2.3. 3. Precise control of disease
9.2.4. 4. Better farm yield forecast
9.2.5. 5. Reduce loses in fertilizer and chemical use
9.2.6. 6. Reduce in labor requirement
9.2.7. 6. Reduce in labor requirement