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Specialist Articles

Initial findings for the effective treatment of dragon fruit (pitaya) diseases
by Ognyan Kostov and Ngan Teng Ye. Introduced at the Conference for Soil and
Crop Quality Strategy 2006 in Kuantan, Malaysia

The importance of optimum soil pH
What is the optimum soil pH for the majority of plants? Why? Composition of
optimum soil (chart)..

Composts: production, quality and application
by Prof. Ognyan Kostov

Biocompost Experiment: Ayer Tawar, Perak
Results of 7 months FFB yield and bunch count, comparison with mineral fertilizers

Biocompost Experiment: Teluk Intan, Perak
Results of annual FFB yield and comparison with mineral fertilizers, 2005 and 2006

General Articles

History of waste management - Part 1
General resource article on the beginning of waste management practices and the
reasons why; the origin of early waste management practices

History of waste management - Part 2
The advent of organised waste management to the early introduction of incinerators
to combat increasing consumption and the growing waste management problem

Recycling Organic Waste
Commercialisation of recycling efforts as part of waste management efforts (US &
UK experience)

Recycling Organic Waste: The Malaysian Experience

Origins Of Modern Organic Farming
Discovery of the benefits of composting

Back to Nature: Economic And Environmental Concerns
Why the renaissance and interest in composting?

Coming Soon

In Brief: The Composting Process

Composting Controls

Composting Systems
SPOTLIGHT: IN THE NEWS

Legenda Madu's retail compost for end
users
Safe R Us receives interest from the
Agriculture Department Director General at
an organic farming seminar in Kuala Lumpur.
- Sept 17th, 2007.
See article.
USEFUL LINKS

Soil Association UK
Promoting sustainable organic farming

Defra, UK
Converting to organic farming and organic
schemes...

Organic Research Centre
Wide range of articles available here

EU Organic Farming Website
Crop and livestock organic farming

Malaysia: Department of Agriculture
Advisory for Agrobusiness

US-ASEAN Food & Agriculture
Latest news, events, updates
HIGHLIGHTS: ARTICLE

Sustainable agriculture system in Malaysia
by Faridah Ahmad
Assistant Director, Soil Management
Division, Department of Agriculture, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.

Paper presented at Regional Workshop on
Integrated Plant Nutrition System (IPNS),
Development in Rural Poverty Alleviation,
18-20 September 2001, United Nations
Conference Complex, Bangkok, Thailand.