Innholdsfortegnelse for Vol. 17 i National Durian

The usage of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in agriculture has been a common practice in some foreign countries. However, it is still a rare sight in Malaysia. Basically, some of the usage of drones in agriculture includes obtaining accurate measurement of a specific planting area, collecting data to evaluate the growth trend of crops and allowing farmers to easily make corresponding decisions. This effectively reduces errors caused by work in the orchard and, in turn, reduces loses. As the chief executive officer (CEO) of iRadar, Dr. Koo Voon Chet is aiming at the durian market today. With the current shortage of foreign labour due to the ongoing pendamic, the usage of drones would be a trend as there are no two ways about it. “In Malaysia, agricultural drones are mainly…

Dulai Fruit Enterprise is one of the first companies in Malaysia to obtain the certification for exporting whole fresh frozen durians to China. At that time, there were only a handful of certified companies in Malaysia and Dulai Fruit Enterprise was one of them, thanks to Eric Chan, the CEO of the company. DURIAN AS THEIR MAIN EXPORT Unlike other entrepreneurs, Eric Chan invested in durian production. Usually, those who invest in the durian industry would target the local market as their primary goal. Once they have achieved a certain level of success, only then would they then move on to export. However, Eric Chan first focused on exports and successfully established a reputation in the international; market before returning to the Malaysian market. “Although Malaysian durianswere well – known…

REFERENCES Zakaria, A. J. 1994. Fertilisation recommendation, deficiency of magnesium, manganese and copper in durian. In O. Mohamad, M. ZainalAbidin and O. Mohd.Shamsudin (eds.) Recent Developments in Durian Cultivation, MARDI, Malaysia. pp.39-45. (In Malay). Dr Chai Ee Wen PhD in Wood Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia Researcher, Project in Producing Bio-Organic Fertilizer from Co-Composting of Oil Palm Waste, Collaboration with Government Linked Company Project Manager in All Cosmos Industries Sdn Bhd…

Tan Boon Yek, the head of Long You Nursery SdnBhd, has witnessed the rise and fall of durian seedlings sale. All this is due to Tan Boon Yek’s longterm investment in the durian seedling cultivation industry. Tan Boon Yek, who inherited his family business, is a well-known seedling farmer in Muar, Johor. From rubber seedlings and oil palm seedlings to today’s durian seedlings, he has seen it all. Musang King and Black Thorn seedlings cultivated by Tan Boon Yek are the most popular and are well received by the market. This shows that these two varieties have become the variety of choice among durian farmers in Malaysia. After all, Musang King and Oichihas its own fans in the Chinese market. However, based on Tan Boon Yek’s observations, 101 and Hock…

Dulai Fruit Enterprise is one of the certified companies to export whole frozen durians. The company’s chief executive officer, Eric Chan attributed this achievement to their passion for durians alongside with the participation of PLS Plantation. PLS Plantation has recently been actively investing in the durian industry. Since the demand for durians in various countries around the world such as China, the Middle East, the United States, Australia, and Canada has increased, it gradually attracted large agricultural companies such as oil palm giant, PLS Plantation to invest in durians. Through the co-operation with Dulai Fruit Enterprise, PLS Plantation is believed to be able to bring higher revenue to the company and the durian boom is expected to become a key long-term revenue and profit driver for the company. ALL YEAR-ROUND…