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Othman, Noor Fadzlinda and Ya'acob, Mohammad Effendy and Abdul Samad, Abdul Rahim and Othman, Mohd Shahwahid and Hizam, Hashim and Ramlan, Mohd Fauzi
(2016)
Integration of solar dryer technologies in high value herbal crops production for Malaysia: pathway for a sustainable future.
International Food Research Journal, 23 (suppl.).
S51-S55.
ISSN 1985-4668; ESSN: 2231-7546
Abstract
This paper embarks on the evolution of green economy approach to support the increasing food commodity expenses by adapting Solar Photovoltaic (PV) as the suitable renewable energy technology for Natural Resource Management (NRM). The crops for cash trend and continuously decreasing market price in solar technologies are highlighted with strong effort by Malaysian Government through Renewable Energy (RE) policy and National Key Economy Area (NKEA). Reviews on the benefits of solar dryer technologies in crop production and agro-business are presented with highlights on high value herbal crops (HVHc) and some potentials of high-performance solar dryer technology.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Centre for Advanced Power and Energy Research Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Economics and Management Faculty of Engineering |
| Publisher: | Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Keywords: | High value herbal crops; Solar dryer technologies; Tropical climate; Green ecological; Economics; Sustainable integration |
| Depositing User: | Nabilah Mustapa |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Feb 2017 10:56 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2017 10:56 |
| URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/50499 |
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