Добірка наукової літератури з теми "Agriculture Malaysia Sabah Tambunan Region"

Natural dyes were extracted from the plant speciesEtlingera elatior,Duranta erectaandAmaranthus spp.that were collected from Keningau and Tambunan, Sabah, Malaysia. The possibility of photon-electron conversion was then assessed based on their absorption ability in the region of wavelength between 400-900nm. In addition, FT-IR analysis was carried out to determine if functional groups exists in their extracts. Finally, the DSSCs were assembled and their efficiency measured. It shows the successful conversion from visible sunlight to electricity by using extracts fromEtlingera elatior,Duranta erectaandAmaranthus spp.as raw natural dye sensitizers in Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) with efficiency of 0.1% ,0.06% and 0.04%, respectively. This result shows that local natural dyes can be used as sensitizer in DSSCs. However, further investigations are required to improve the efficiency.

Agriculture is the second largest contributor to Sabah’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with an average contribution of 24% annually. It is also proven in many third world countries that investment in agriculture plays a crucial role in poverty reduction, providing more job opportunities, and ensuring food security. Sabah recorded the highest rate of unemployed youth in 2018 and remained as the state with the highest score of hardcore poor people in Malaysia; thus, Sabah will be economically benefited from agricultural growth. However, the number of youth participation in the agriculture sector is still low at a rate of approximately 15%. Agricultural entrepreneurship or also known as agropreneurship among youth, needs to be broadened to promote greater opportunities in the agriculture sector. Therefore, using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), this research examines agropreneurship intention and the moderating effect of gender among youth in Sabah, Malaysia. A total of 382 youth participated in the survey. Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling 3.0 was used to analyse the collection of data. The results found that attitude of the youths towards agropreneurship and perceived behavioural control have a positive effect on agropreneurship intention. Meanwhile, subjective norms did not have a significant effect on agropreneurship intention, and gender has no moderating effect. In line with the first Sabah Agriculture Blueprint 2021–2030, this study intends to contribute to the formulating of policies and relevant programmes, especially in accelerating agropreneurship participation. It also contributes to Sabah’s aspiration of becoming a hub for the agriculture sector in this region.

Abstract. Land use development in the mountainous environment must be risk-informed especially in the area highly vulnerable to disaster and extreme climate. Kundasang, Sabah, Malaysia is one of the tourist-demanding areas characterized by mountainous landscape and agriculture activity. The increasing number of tourists and agriculture activity affects the land use exploration. This area is vulnerable to geohazards such as earthquakes and landslides due to its location under seismically active region and complex geological environment. In this study, geospatial technique was used to assess the land use activity in Kundasang, Sabah pertaining to geological risk in this area. The assessment started with the identification of geohazard activities and its associated tectonic features using field investigation and mapping for coherent visualization. Subsequently, multiple high-resolution satellite imageries were used to detect land use changes before and after the disaster. In order to detect the land use change, object-based change detection was applied based on segmentation and object-based classification compared to the classical pixel-based method. The output of this study shows a number of field evidences associated with geohazard features that affecting the land use activities especially build-up area and agriculture land. In conclusion, the combined results provide an important benefit for better understanding the interaction between geohazard activity and landscape patterns in order to support the planning and decision making through spatial analysis and appropriate object-based processing method.

Malaysia is one of the largest palm oil-producing countries in the world. Located in the Southeast Asia region, this country is also known as one of the mega biodiversity-rich countries which contains numerous species. In this study, arthropods were sampled using sticky traps at three sites within an oil palm dominated landscape. We examined how vegetation structure affects arthropod community distribution within an oil palm plantation. The number of arthropod species was significantly greater at higher vegetation complexity structures. The findings also showed that the number of arthropod species that had been recorded for the three sites had nearly reached asymptote. This study suggests that maintaining vegetation complexity through sustainable agriculture practice as recommended by the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) may be useful in supporting arthropod species within oil palm plantations.

When technology leaps forward, the internal “capability gap” between new technology requirements and what incumbent companies/industries can implement is often an issue. Misalignment between technology requirements and an organization’s ability to meet them can also exist outside a company’s boundaries. Digital adoption, especially among local companies are barely touching 20 per cent, and most manufacturing companies apply less than 50 per cent of automation. Malaysia has always scored among the highest in the region in terms of digital readiness, according to global surveys. Critical challenges include the lack of awareness, especially among local companies in terms of the impact of and benefits of keeping up with new technologies. It shows the level of technology usage is still very low within business operations especially in the supply chain that discourages the firm to digitalise their business. Thus, this study identified innovative value chain factors affecting company performance among local companies in Sabah particularly. This paper use Diffusion of Innovation (DoI) theory to introduce three variables that were proposed to help predict innovative value chain among local companies in Sabah namely: idea generation, idea conversion, and diffusion of innovation. This study employed a quantitative method approach by using a questionnaire as a tool to answer the study aims. Data was collected from local companies in Sabah regardless in manufacturing, services and agriculture industry was analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) via Partial Least Squares (PLS). The results and implications included in our study contribute to an expanded understanding of the innovation factors that influence company performance among local companies in Sabah.

The province of North Kalimantan is the youngest province in Indonesia, located in the northern part of Kalimantan Island. Northern Kalimantan Province is established based on Law No. 20 of 2012 establishing the Northern Kalimantan Province. Nunukan Regency is one of five districts / cities in the province of North Kalimantan covering an area of ​​14,263.68 km2. Geographically, Nunukan Regency is located in the northernmost region of Kalimantan, which borders directly with a neighboring country, Sabah-Malaysia. The legal status of the land becomes a written proof that is legally recognized. All land rights are recorded in the form of National Land Agency (BPN) certificates. BPN creates duplicates of landowners to avoid future risks, such as: B.: Lost certificates, burned certificates and duplicate certificates. In Indonesia, land ownership status is governed by the Basic Law of Agriculture (UUPA) No. 5 of 1960 on Agricultural Principles. Rural residents living in the Border Coast, especially in the Nunukan Subdistrict, Nunukan Utara district, is the Nunukan Regency, a leased land owned by PT. Inhutani as the de facto landlord (HGU), above the property for PT. Inhutani in the Nunukan district, Nunukan district, Nunukan Utara district stands thousands of buildings owned by both the community and the government, where the majority have no legal proof of domination. The problem in this study is the legal status of the ownership of land in the border coastal areas and the policy of the local government in providing legal solutions to control the use of land in coastal areas. Based on the results that concludes the legal status of the land of coastal residents who live in the region as the right boundary, as the conversion of Hak Guna Usaha (HGU) by PT.Inhutani is used, that researchers know ended Hak Guna Usaha ( HGU) was on the ground since 2009. But it was extended to 2038. While the legal solution for providing legal certainty of the owner of the building in the country of PT. Inhutani receives until the bleaching of the rights building use rights (HGB) to the community, because PT. Inhutani is no longer productive / operates and produces forest products, in Nunukan sub-district, Nunukan Utara village, but only the establishment of settlements and thousands of municipal and state buildings.