Kedah Water Resources Enactment 2008 for sustainable agriculture development


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Siti Zuhaili Hasan, . and Sarah Aziz, . Kedah Water Resources Enactment 2008 for sustainable agriculture development. pp. 41-62. ISSN 1511-3701

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The agriculture sector in Malaysia contributes significantly to the countrys economic growth and to national development. The series of Malaysia Development Plans (Plans) or Rancangan Malaysia has set out strategies to ensure that productivity and growth of the agricultural industry become a mainstay of the five-year development programmes. The link between sustainable agriculture and sustainable water resources is acknowledged in the plans and in several policy documents. In Kedah MalaysJTAS-1139-2017ias rice bowl the Kedah Water Resources Enactment 2008 provides nine key regulatory aspects that can help realise the goals of sustainable agriculture. This paper briefly discusses the enactment particularly the role it can play in ensuring sustainable development of the agriculture sector through efficient water-resource management.


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Abstract

The agriculture sector in Malaysia contributes significantly to the countrys economic growth and to national development. The series of Malaysia Development Plans (Plans) or Rancangan Malaysia has set out strategies to ensure that productivity and growth of the agricultural industry become a mainstay of the five-year development programmes. The link between sustainable agriculture and sustainable water resources is acknowledged in the plans and in several policy documents. In Kedah MalaysJTAS-1139-2017ias rice bowl the Kedah Water Resources Enactment 2008 provides nine key regulatory aspects that can help realise the goals of sustainable agriculture. This paper briefly discusses the enactment particularly the role it can play in ensuring sustainable development of the agriculture sector through efficient water-resource management.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Sustainable agriculture
AGROVOC Term: Water resources
AGROVOC Term: Water management
AGROVOC Term: Agricultural practices
AGROVOC Term: Yields
AGROVOC Term: Productivity
AGROVOC Term: Agricultural products
AGROVOC Term: Crop yield
AGROVOC Term: River basins
AGROVOC Term: Agricultural and rural law
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:29
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24852

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