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PRT 2008 Lecture 13
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Future challenges in agriculture
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Labor shortage We have to depend on foreigners to work in our plantation (oil palm, rubber, cocoa). They are mainly Indonesians and Filipinos.
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Labor cost is going up by the year
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Price fluctuation Price of commodities fluctuates in the world market (oil palm, rubber, cocoa, etc.)
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Price of chemicals and fertilizers
Going up. This increases the cost of crop production.
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Machinery The price has gone up to
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Not interested to work in the farm. Why?
Young Malaysian Not interested to work in the farm. Why?
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Big companies Not interested to invest in agricultural enterprise, except for rubber and oil palm
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