February, 3 – Head, Laboratory of Plantation System Technology and Mechanization (PSTM), Institute of Plantation Studies (IKP), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nazmi Mat Nawi was invited by Visayas State University, Philippines to be one of the keynote speakers in reginal convention of the Philippines Society of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers (PSABE) which was held in RDE Hall, Visayas State University on 2 - 3 February 2023. This two-day convention was attended by 250 agricultural engineers mainly from region-8, Philippines. The theme of the convention was “Empowered agricultural and Biosystems Engineers: Effective Catalysts for Countryside Development and National Food Security.” In this convention, Dr. Nazmi presented the talk entitled “Adoption of IR4.0 in the Agricultural Sector in Malaysia: The Role of Agricultural Engineers.

In his talk, Dr. Nazmi shared the role of agricultural engineers in Malaysia to modernize the agricultural sector using digital technology in the era of industrial revolution IR4.0.  He also shared the level of adoption and challenges face by the agricultural industry in using the technology. In addition, Dr. Nazmi also explained the role of researchers from IKP in promoting the technology to the agricultural sector in Malaysia through research and development program. From this convention, several research collaboration projects between IKP and Visayas State University were identified and would be implemented in the near future. 

Date of Input: 27/02/2023 | Updated: 27/02/2023 | ainzubaidah