Tapping the Potential of Rice Research for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Lessons from Malaysia’s Public Research Institutions: Mengenal Pasti Potensi Penyelidikan Padi untuk Pembangunan Pertanian Lestari: Pengajaran daripada Institusi Penyelidikan Awam di  Malaysia

Nur Hanis Mohamad Noor; Boon Kwee Ng; Mohd Johaary  Abdul Hamid

doi:10.47548/ijistra.2021.29

Authors

Nur Hanis Mohamad Noor Researcher IRIS Institute
Boon Kwee Ng Associate Professor, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Universiti Malaya
Mohd Johaary Abdul Hamid Deputy Director, Quality Management Programme, Corporate & Quality Communication Center, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47548/ijistra.2021.29

Keywords:

Sustainable agriculture, Rice research, Innovation model, Public research institutions, Malaysia

Abstract

This paper explores the achievements, implications and future potential of rice research to achieve sustainable agricultural development in Malaysia according to the Quadruple Helix Innovation Model. The case study on Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) reveals that there are three elements that drive food security and sustainable rice research and development – quality research by Public Research Institutions (PRIs), cooperative private firms in supporting national agricultural agenda and productive farmers in delivering high-yields farming. This paper claims that the presence of public-driven objectives in rice research is the crucial pivot in achieving national food security. The study also found that the cooperation from private firms is key in steering national agricultural agenda towards self-sustaining. The study also found the potential of civil society organisations (CSOs) to transform farmers into more active key players in sustainable agricultural development.

Kertas kerja ini meneliti pencapaian, implikasi dan potensi masa depan penyelidikan padi dalam mencapai pembangunan pertanian lestari di Malaysia berdasarkan Model Inovasi Quadruple Helix. Kajian kes di Institut Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan Pertanian Malaysia (MARDI) menjelaskan bahawa terdapat tiga elemen yang mendorong keterjaminan makanan dan penyelidikan padi yang mampan - penyelidikan berkualiti oleh Institusi Penyelidikan Awam (PRI), agensi penyebaran yang cekap dalam menyebarkan pengetahuan kepada petani, kerjasama syarikat swasta dalam menyokong agenda nasional dan petani yang produktif dalam menghasilkan hasil pertanian. Kertas kerja ini mendapati bahawa matlamat yang didorong oleh kepentingan awam dalam penyelidikan padi adalah teras utama dalam mencapai keterjaminan makanan nasional. Kajian ini juga mendapati bahawa kerjasama daripada syarikat swasta adalah kunci dalam memacu agenda pertanian nasional ke arah kemandirian sumber. Kajian ini juga menemui potensi organisasi masyarakat sivil (CSO) untuk mengubah petani menjadi pemain utama yang lebih aktif dalam pembangunan pertanian yang lestari.

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