Bro Joel,

some people are scared because of the threat to their position. like we discussed our lunch we have good strategies and what not but implementation is somewhat ...zzzz

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...5689&sec=nation
FRIM: Tap local herbs potential

KUALA LUMPUR: There are about 6,000 species of herbs in Malaysia that can be developed and used as beauty and food supplement products.

Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) director-general Datuk Dr Abdul Latif Mohmod said there are about 20 species of medicinal and aromatic plants from which beauty care and fragrance products could be developed.

“With the latest technology, it is not impossible for us to unlock the vast potential in our rainforests,” he said.

Among the popular herbs being researched are lempoyang, turmeric, kaffir lime, kemoyang, serai wangi, selasih, jangkang and gaharu, he added.

Abdul Latif said FRIM had found that the extracts or chemical compounds from the species analysed had anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties.

Based on the research findings, he said FRIM is testing whether the essential oils and herbal extracts could be developed as cosmetics and wellness products in capsule, tablet or tea form.

Abdul Latif said FRIM had established a herbal technology centre with good manufacturing practice certification to help the healthcare industry realise the commercial value of local herbal products.

“The research programme is in line with the aspiration of the government to promote the herbal and healthcare industry in the country as outlined in the National Agricultural Policy and the National Biotechnology Policy,” he said.

He noted that more than 30 new herbal products had been manufactured and were now being commercialised in cooperation with pharmaceutical companies.

A good example, he said, was Gaharu essence, which is in high demand with even a small quantity being sold for thousands of ringgit. — Bernama

http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?...ra&pg=ne_11.htm

Translation by Google

Orchid seed bioreactor level 10 times

By KU MOHD. RIZDUAN KU ABDUL RAHMAN
kurizduan.kurahman @ kosmo.com.my


Maziah shows the formula of the media to produce seedlings of orchids at the UPM, Serdang yesterday.

SERDANG - the orchid industry a step ahead when the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has successfully produced a number of orchid seeds 10 times through the bioreactor.

Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UPM, Prof. Dr. Maziah Mahmood said the media formula is able to produce more seeds orchids orchids without disturbing the existing biodiversity.

He said so far there is no technological development in orchids such as the Malaysian market faster and cheaper because the formula is only related to fertilization.

"The use of bioreactor techniques easier for growing orchids for better ventilation and does not require fertilizer and water.

"This technology uses a special formula and the air passed over by time. This method is very different from the conventional techniques of a more static, "he told reporters here yesterday.

In addition, it is clear Maziah, techniques to accelerate flowering through the creation of a special liquid spray team is also more environmentally friendly and flowers produced more durable.

"The method was able to accelerate flowering orchids between two to six weeks earlier than normal methods," he said.

He added that the research took five years at a cost of RM500, 000.

Incidentally, these news are related to developments in the agri-biotech sector. This might be open information, but there will be a number of anchor companies involved with agri-biotech being set up in the ECER and NCER. Some are for flavors and fragrances, herbs etc., while others are in aquaculture and hybrid seed production.

met up with MrFarmer just now and treated me to White Coffee...thanks bro.

got alot of input from him...nice chatting with you bro

Nice meeting up with you. It's a pleasure exchanging ideas with you. Looking forward to visit your farm in the near future.

Cheers.

Has anyone started large scale organic farming in malaysia?

Hi Teteret, how large scale is your "large scale"? There are more and more organic farm now a days.
Maybe you can try checking out DQ Farm.
http://dqfarm.blogspirit.com/
Hope it helps.
Regards
Mr Farmer.

you plan on doing Organic Farming ?

where is your location ?

visit my 'patient' and offer solution to Farmer at Hutan Melintang

Hi Kianwei8, can kindly enlighten and educate us also? What seems to be the problem and what solution was offered, most importantly keep us informed about the results. Who knows, maybe one of the guys/gals here may go into Palm Oil.

The Palm show multi Symptoms of Mineral Deficiency . Soil Type : Clay soil

Solution : Kieserite (Mg) - 1kg
Borax (Boron)-0.1kg
Zinc- Copper- 0.15Kg

Mix it and put to every tree.

After 1 month, 3 kg of W product with Content (%) will put to every palm again (Last time put fertilizer was May/June)
N -10
P2O5 (DAP) -5
K2O - 20
OM -12
HA -5
Azomite-3


OM- Organic Matter
HA-Humid Acid
Azomite-67 type Trace element and mineral


M.J, how do u think?

This post has been edited by kianwei8: Sep 11 2011, 07:49 PM

That's very informative. Thank you mr farmer. Because I recently acquired a plot of land. Around 100 acres and am deciding whether to go the usual route of oil palm or organic vegetables.

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Added on September 11, 2011, 11:56 pmYes I'm considering. I'm in Sarawak. Any suggestions?

This post has been edited by teteret: Sep 11 2011, 11:56 PM

kianwei:

Maybe you could list some of the symptoms?

I'd also look at the soil moisture. Palms look dehydrated. Can't determine properly from photos, but seems like some palms have quite a lot of rolled-leaves symptoms. This could be due to boron deficiency, or it could just be due to soil compactness and water table issue. Found any "blind-tips" on the young leaves? Or "crinkled-leaves" that look like zig-zag shapes?

Can't see the older leaves properly, however does seem to have some chlorosis, so Magnesium deficiency could be present. I would be a little hessitant to say the same about zinc deficiency; no harm adding a little zinc now and then though. Would help palms grow better, and produce better bunches. Copper deficiency is also a question mark, so I would like to know if the palms were already characteristically limpy like in the picture, or was this a more recent development. Copper deficiency could also somewhat explain the rolled-leaves I see in some pictures.

Overall, I believe you're on the right track in your recommendation lar. Place looks very familiar. Which part of Hutan Melintang is this? Towards the river end?

This post has been edited by Michael J.: Sep 12 2011, 09:14 AM

Hi sifus...

any info on kayu gaharu i can read up?

What would you like to know about gaharu?

erm...anything with gaharu i think..wanna do some research on it...

I do have gaharu trees. But what I can tell you is that planting gaharu is not as lucrative as many of us are led to believe. Wild agarwood is still better. I'm an agarwood wholesaler actually and I would welcome any buy/sell inquiries

teteret. im from kuching. interested in farming too! can i do that without owning a land of my own?

u can try approaching a land owner, tell him that you will manage his land and you split the profits . Quite common practice for real estate development. im from miri btw. haha two sarawakians