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activities and funding were principally parked at MARDI (RM500 million), Palm
Oil Research Institute (PORIM, RM220 million), and Rubber Research Institute of
Malaysia (RRIM) with RM275 million allocation.
Measurable progress was recorded for the MDP2 and MDP3 with value-
added growth of ca. 4.3% p.a. contributing no less than 22.2% to GDP in 1980,
and 35.5% of GDP from the export of agricultural produce. About ew Jobs:
352,300 new jobs were created or 20.8% new employment opportunities for the
decade, mostly from FELDA, FELCRA and State land Development Schemes.
Replanting of rubber and other crops amounted to ca. 302,900 ha with rubber by
RISDA, Sabah Rubber Fund Board and the Sarawak Land Consolidation and
Rehabilitation Authority (SALCRA). About 8,000 ha replanted with coconut and
7,000 ha with pineapple, while FELCRA rehabilitated 10,3000 ha of rubber and
padi. For the same period 31 palm oil mills were commissioned by FELDA and
FELCRA.
With almost similar budget allocation in the MDP4, ensuing progress in
agricultural development were recorded in the country. These were exemplified
by 1,427,500 ha was developed for mixed cropping and diversified farm activities
for 445,045 families; 141,500 ha for replanting by RISDA; 8,300 ha for cocoa and
coffee, FELCRA and SALCRA rehabilitated 60,700 ha for oil palm and cocoa.
The sate land development schemes developed no less than 240,00 ha for oil
palm & rubber, cocoa and other crops.
The MDP5 saw a slightly bigger allocation of RM7,807 million for
agricultural development was given. The parallel figures for MDP6, MDP7 and
MDP8, and MDP9 were RM8,894.3 million, RM8,286.9 million, RM7,860.0
million and RM11,435 million, respectively. In terms of growth performance or
expected growth performance, the MDP8 registered valued-added growth
increase of the agricultural sector by 1.2% p.a., principally from oil palm at 7.9%
with contribution to NGDP by 10.3% (1995) and 8.7% (2000) valued at RM11.7
billion (1995) and RM10 billion (2000), respectively. The sector contributed about
RM21.6 billion (1995) to RM22.9 billion (2000) principally from oil palm in export.
The sector also consumed labour by 1.5 million (1995) with a slight drop in 1.4
million (2000). The land use increased from 5.7 million ha (1995) to 6.0 million
ha (2000) principally for oil palm , rubber, pepper, tobacco, vegetables, fruits in
Sabah and Sarawak. Land conversion ca. 430, 000 ha rubber/cocoa farms
converted to oil palm and other uses. The discrepancy in export versus import of
food items widens with export increasing marginally by 8.7% from RM4.4 billion
(1995) RM6.6 billion (2000), while imports increased from RM7.8 billion (1995)
RM13 billion (2000).
In MDP9, the expected growth of the agricultural sector in terms of value-
added growth, contribution to national GDP and exports are as follow:
the
valued-added growth of agricultural sector increased 3.0% p.a. with contribution
to NGDP at 8.7% (RM16.9 billion) in 2000 and 8.2%(RM38.7 billion) in 2005.
The export value increased by 8.7% p.a. at RM45.58 billion (2000) to RM115.65
billion by the end of MDP9 in 2005.
Tables 5 and 6 show the budget allocations and value-added growth of
the agricultural sector for the MDP8 and MDP9 in Malaysia. The progress and