Adoption of IR4.0 into agricultural sector in Malaysia: potential and challenges

Rabiah Mat Lazim, . and Nazmi Mat Nawi, . and Muhammad Hairie Masroon, . and Najidah Abdullah, . and Maryani Che Mohammad Iskandar, . (2020) Adoption of IR4.0 into agricultural sector in Malaysia: potential and challenges. Advances in Agricultural and Food Research Journal (AAFRJ) (Malaysia), 1 (2). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2735-1084

Agriculture remains as one of the important economic sectors in Malaysia which provides an employment for more than 1.6 million people. However, the growth of this sector may be hampered by a small-scale production, limited technological application, declining number of arable lands, environmental degradation due to climate change, rapid urbanization and aging farmers. In order to improve the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, farmers are encouraged to fully utilise modern technologies in their farms. In this context, adoption of industrial revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) in agricultural sector could bring many benefits, especially in minimizing the production costs and improving the quality of the products. Thus, this review focuses on the adoption strategies of IR4.0 into agricultural sector in Malaysia. A suitability of enabling technologies such as IoT, autonomous robot, big data analytics and artificial intelligent which are pillars for IR4.0 are individually evaluated. The readiness of agricultural industry in Malaysia to embrace this new concept is also discussed. The review also investigates the potentials and possible challenges would be faced by the industry in embracing IR4.0. The recommendations are also provided for farmers, industrial players and policy makes to makes sure a smooth adoption of IR4.0 into agricultural sector in Malaysia.

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Abstract

Agriculture remains as one of the important economic sectors in Malaysia which provides an employment for more than 1.6 million people. However, the growth of this sector may be hampered by a small-scale production, limited technological application, declining number of arable lands, environmental degradation due to climate change, rapid urbanization and aging farmers. In order to improve the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, farmers are encouraged to fully utilise modern technologies in their farms. In this context, adoption of industrial revolution 4.0 (IR4.0) in agricultural sector could bring many benefits, especially in minimizing the production costs and improving the quality of the products. Thus, this review focuses on the adoption strategies of IR4.0 into agricultural sector in Malaysia. A suitability of enabling technologies such as IoT, autonomous robot, big data analytics and artificial intelligent which are pillars for IR4.0 are individually evaluated. The readiness of agricultural industry in Malaysia to embrace this new concept is also discussed. The review also investigates the potentials and possible challenges would be faced by the industry in embracing IR4.0. The recommendations are also provided for farmers, industrial players and policy makes to makes sure a smooth adoption of IR4.0 into agricultural sector in Malaysia.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	agriculture
AGROVOC Term:	technology adoption
AGROVOC Term:	land use
AGROVOC Term:	internet of things
AGROVOC Term:	robotics
AGROVOC Term:	artificial intelligence
AGROVOC Term:	product quality
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Azariah Hashim
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2026 03:06
Last Modified:	28 Aug 2026 03:06
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3535

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