KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (NNN-Bernama) — The adoption of the fourth industrial revolution (IR 4.0) technology in the agricultural sector is capable of helping the government in managing the issues of food security in the country while reducing the pressure on national resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, chairman of the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) Dr Rais Hussin Mohamed Ariff said, it would require full cooperation from various quarters including producers, academicians, researchers, developers, policymakers and consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe results of MDEC\u2019s pilot project, Digital Agtech, prove the capability of digital technology and automation in agriculture, but there is still room for technological improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe were able to get through the agri-tech version of IR 4.0 and enter \u2018agtech\u2019 which is also proposed under Malaysia 5.0 that was inspired by Japan\u2019s Society 5.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe vision of Malaysia 5.0 is to create a society that is highly integrated with technology, governed by inclusive and fair eco-vironmental principles and practices,\u201d he said in a statement here Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rais Hussin said, soon, innovative fintech and trading platforms such as the blockchain-based peer-to-peer (p2p) market can be considered to support small farmers by minimising the role of middlemen while ensuring the best prices for consumers and high margins for farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MDEC\u2019s efforts to adopt IR 4.0 agricultural technology involving various smart farming activities, such as fertigation, fine mist spraying, aquaculture, poultry farming, irrigation and soil monitoring have also proven successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMDEC observed how that this agricultural technology had increased the productivity, quality and income of small farmers by over 20 per cent and most of them had been able to enjoy higher incomes and market their produce,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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