Agriculture in Malaysia makes up twelve percent of the nation's GDP. Sixteen percent of the population ofMalaysia is employed through some sort of agriculture. Large-scale plantations were established by theBritish. These opened opportunity for new crops such asrubber (1876),palm oil (1917), andcocoa (1950). A number of crops are grown for domestic purpose such asbananas,coconuts,durian,pineapples,rice andrambutan.

Theclimate of Malaysia produces the proper conditions for the production of exotic produce. It is located on a peninsula inSoutheast Asia. This area is very rarely affected by hurricanes or drought.^[2] Malaysia maintains a humidity level around ninety percent because of its location close to theequator. The weather stays hot and humid all year round.^[3]

This section is an excerpt fromClimate change in Malaysia § Impacts on people.[edit]

Agriculture is further threatened by droughts andfloods. Rice yields may decline by 60%. Other potentially impacted products include rubber, palm oil, and cocoa.^[5]: 2 Annual drought probability, which currently lies at 4%, may increase to 9%. Such probability varies by locality, being most likely inSabah.^{[5]: 12–13} Overall, precipitation changes will have a more significant impact on agriculture than temperature changes.^[5]: 19

Warming seas and changing weather patterns are affecting fish stocks and making fishing more dangerous.^[6] Communities most exposed to the impact of climate change are poorer, including those involved in manual labour, agriculture, and fisheries. The impacts of climate change are thus expected to reinforce existing inequality, both in impact and in the ability to adapt.^[5]: 22

This ministry is also known as the Kementerian Pertanian & Keterjaminan Makanan Malaysia.^[7] The ministry serves as an agency for private agricultural businesses to get advised by experts that specialise in agriculture,fishing, andlivestock.^[8] The ministry plans the policies, strategies, and different development programs. It monitors, surveys, directs, and puts into action the projects given by theIntegrated Agricultural Development Project (IADP). The ministry has services such as collecting, analysing and restoring information and agricultural data through science and providing the report to farmers. It provides references and agricultural management systems for plantation owners to access all collected agriculture information.^[9]

Rice is a crucial part of everyday Malaysian diet. In 1998, Malaysia produced 1.94 million metric tons of rice.^[2] Even with this high production, Malaysia still only produces eighty percent of what it needs to support itself and must import the rest.^[10] The average Malaysian citizen consumes 82.3 kilograms of rice per year. The increasing population calls for more research and technological advancement to increase rice production for consumption within the nation.^[11]

Nearly twenty four percent of Malaysia's land area is composed of land dedicated to agriculture alone. There are around 43,000 different agricultural machines and tractors. Malaysia contains 7,605,000hectares of arable and permanent cropland. Malaysia produces 535,000 metric tons of bananas per year. Only about five percent of Malaysia's cropland is actually irrigated.^[12] This chart displays a predicted relationship between consumption of rice, the amount planted, and the increase in population from 2008 up until 2030.

Rubber trees were first planted inBritish Malaya in 1876.^[13] The first commercial rubber planting was in 1896.^[13] In 1903, 20,000 acres were dedicated to rubber production in Malaya.^[14] By 1922, this number had risen to 2,260,000 acres.^[14] Two political restrictions on rubber production – theStevenson Plan (1922-1928) and theInternational Rubber Regulation Agreement (1934-1942) – harmed the Malayan economy over the long run, as the rubber restrictions were most stringently enforced there.^[15]

Malaysia was formerly responsible for one third of the world'srubber exports.^[2] However, production has decreased across most states. Between 2001 and 2008, production value rose, hitting 11.24 billion dollars. In 2009 however, production plummeted by nearly six percent, as growers switched to a more profitable product,palm oil.

Malaysia has earned a good reputation around the world for its high quality and well priced rubber products. Rubber manufacturers in Malaysia supply severalrubber products such as medical gloves, components for automobiles, belts, and hoses to several countries such as the United States, Japan, China, and many countries inEurope.^[16]

As of 2019,Malaysia ranks as the sixth largest producer and exporter ofNatural Rubber,^[17][18] and is a leading producer of rubber products.^[17] It is also the largest consumer of natural rubber^[17] and the world's largestrubber gloves producer. In 2020, Malaysia's annual rubber gloves exports were valued atUS$7.3 billion (RM29.8 billion).

TheCOVID-19 pandemic led to an increased demand for rubber gloves, reporting an annual growth of 12% year over year.^{[when?][citation needed]} However, an outbreak at top glove factories on 25 November 2020 had a negative effect on their trade.^[19]

Malaysia contributes to 46 percent of total rubber production in the world and produces about 1-5 milliontons of rubber annually.^[20] The production of rubber has declined from the 1990s, when it used to be 615,222tonnes.

Rubber manufacturers in Malaysia include localsmallholders,plantations,multinationals andjoint ventures with theUnited States,Europe, andJapan.^[21] Malaysia has a total rubber area of 1.07 millionhectares, out of which 7.21 percent is owned by plantation companies.^[18] Ninety percent of production is accounted by smallholders who generally hold less than 40 acres of agricultural land.^[18] These statistics remain a major concern for the industry as these smallholders tend to move to other economic activities when the rubber price goes down.^[18]

TheR&D infrastructure developed byRubber Research Institute of Malaysia andMalaysian Rubber Board has made significant contributions and serves as a comprehensive R&D set up for a single commodity. Malaysia also produces specialty rubber such as the epoxidized natural rubber (Ekoprena) and deproteinized natural rubber (Pureprena) that can be used in green tires and engineering products. It was made to capitalize on the growing preference for natural and renewable materials.^[18]

Rubber grades supplied by Malaysia include:

• SMR - Standard Malaysian Rubber
• ENR, DPNR, and TPENR
• LowProteinLatex^[21]

Malaysia is also an exporter of timber, pepper, and tobacco.^[2]

Agriculture-related tourism in Malaysia are:

• Agricultural Museum
• Pineapple Museum

• Malaysian Rubber Council

• Agriculture in Malaysia

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