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FIATVolume 2, Issue 11 December 2013The Official Newsletter for the Faculty of Agro-Based Industry
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Advisor:
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Anwar Ismail
Editor:
Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin
Technical:
Nik Ahmad Fakruddin Nik Zulkefli
Mohd Salbaharin Ismail
MyFIATFaculty of Agro-Based Industry
Universit i Malaysia Kelantan, Jel i CampusLocked Bag 10017600 Jel iKelantan, MALAYSIA.Tel: 09 - 947 7021Fax: 09 - 947 7022website: www.f iat.umk.edu.myemail : haf [email protected]
The recent tragedies inLata Renyek and LataTembakah is a greatreminder to everyone thatextra precaution shouldbe made wherever we go.Both these places althoughare beautiful recreational
areas, the water althoughlooks calm, can be deceiv-ing. both Lata renyek andLata tembakah are wellknown to claim the lives ofothers. Although it isnormal to go. with theraining season, it is advis-
able not to go these areas,as the water level is knownto increase suddenly,although when it is notraining, as water bodiesmay come from possibleunderground reservoirthats is full. The same goes
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FIAT retreat
Biodiversity inAgriculturalEcoystems
MPN Congress
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Dangers lurking
Academic TalkSeries
Weeding Out
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Condolence
Upcoming events
Faces in FIAT
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Dangers lurking by Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin
WEEDING OUT
Prof. Dr. Sarker Moham-mad Rezaul Karim givingthe Professorial talk held
at UMK, PengkalanChepa Campus
Prof. Dr. Sarker Moham-mad Rezaul Karim was thefirst speaker in the 18series Professorial Talk incollaboration with theNational Professor Coun-cil (MPN).The talk was held
at the UMK PengkalanChepa Campus on the 16thNovember was officiated bythe Vice Chancellor, Prof.Datuk Dr. Raduan Che Rose.
The talk given by Prof.Rezaul Karim entitled how
the weeds affect us all, andwhat is the way out?focused on his currentresearch on alien invadingweed 'PartheniumHysterophorusand its effecton agriculture produce and
health threats to bothanimal and man. Apart fromthe talk on Parthenium,academic accomplishmentby Prof. Rezaul Karim wasalso displayed to be viewdby the audience.
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Volume 2, Issue 11 December 2013
Advisor:
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Anwar Ismail
Editor:
Mohd Hafiz Jamaludin
Technical:
Nik Ahmad Fakruddin Nik Zulkefli
Mohd Salbaharin Ismail
MyFIAT
Faculty of Agro Based Industry
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus
Locked Bag 100
17600 Jeli
Kelantan, MALAYSIA.
Tel: 09 - 947 7021
Fax: 09 - 9467158
email: [email protected]
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Dangers lurking(cont. from pg 1)o the agropark here on campus. The
tream that divides the campus andgropark is known to suddenly surgen water level during heavy rain, and
may cause sudden flood in the closeproximity. The number of times theoads that interconnect the agropark
had to be rebuild show how danger-ous and strong the flow of water canbe. As it has been almost 2 years Jelihas been in operation, the kampusmanagement must look seriously intohe safety issues on campus itself, andhould come out with a long termtrategy with consultation with the
Department of Irrigation and Drain-geto minismise the potential threat
of sudden water surge. The develo-pent of the agropark should be com-pleted in one go to enure both safty
and security of the affected areassuch as proper fencing, land distribu-tion, effiecient drainage system, andcontinues surveliance to preventlost of produce. Budget allocationwill only go to waste if the develop-ment of the agropark is incomplete
and the indecisiveness to prepare a com-plete Agropark for student projects, orshowcase farms is not tackled can beobserve in the coming raining season. Therecent continous rain in late November andearly December has been stressfull espe-cially to student companies and final yearstudents who are dependent on theagropark. Little has to be said also on the
condition of faculty buildings, lecturerooms, lecturers room, facilities and toilets.Broken ceilings, extruding metel pieces,mold, water dripping from air conditonsystem, broken chairs and tables. Toilets arenot well maintained with broken seats andwater dripping from the washrooom fromthe higher floor. Meanwhile, with the com-plete of the cabin space, work still need to
be done to ensurefacilities that can acco-madate over 60 staff,and a student centre
has a complete Occu-pation Safety andHealth (OSH) StandardOperating Procedure(SOP) put in place incases of emergencies.With the raining season
just begining,will seemore unesacerry incon-venieces incurred. It is
I had the opportunity to take part in
the recent Majlis Professor Negara
(MPN) from the 9 to 10 November
2013 at Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur.
The theme of the congress was
Gagasan Penyatupaduan Nasional
or National Reconciliation covering 5
issues on the concept and
challenges in solidaroty and unity,
socia-economic justice, science and
education, identity and patriotisme,
MPN Congress by Akmal Adilah Idris
Biodiversity refers to the range ofdifferent living organisms and theirenvironments. It is often catego-rized or defined by three mainlevels : genes, species and ecosys-tems with each linked and interde-pendent of the other.Biodiversity isthe foundation of ecosystem servicescontributing to food provisioningthrough crop and genetic biodiver-sity. In addition, biodiversity throughecological functional contributes toregulating services, such as pollina-tion, invasion resistance, naturalbiological control, and pest anddisease regulation. For instance, lossin species richness of bees and hover-fly (syrphids) is directly linked to lossin pollination service. However, thegreatest losses in biodiversity world-wide have been attributed to theexpansion and intensification ofagriculture and land use is often char-acterized by a transformation of com-plex ecosystems and landscapes intosimple ones, resulting in reducedbiodiversity.
Nevertheless, agriculturalland use does not just mean habitatdestruction. Bambaradeniya et. al(2004) reported 494 species of inver-tebrates belonging to 10 phyla, 103species of vertebrates, 89 species ofmacrophytes, 39 genera of micro-phytes and 3 species of macrofungi
from an irrigated rice field ecosystemin Sri Lanka. The aquatic organismsfound in the rice fields of Sri Lankacovers the entire spectrum of freshwater invertebrates, and that arthro-
pods are the main terrestrial faunalspecies. About 130 species ofphytophagous insects have beenrecorded in Sri Lankas rice fields.More than 50 % of the terrestrialarthropod species in Sri Lanka ricefields consisted of predators, withspiders being the dominant preda-tory group. About 103 species ofvertebrates recorded from anirrigated rice field ecosystem in SriLanka. Rice fields in Sri Lanka havealso been recorded as importantman-made habitats for amphibians.Among flora, more than 340 speciesof weeds have been recorded fromthe Sri Lanka rice fields. Later, inanother study, Bambaradeniya andEdirisinghe (2008) reported terrestrialarthropod fauna in rice agro-
ecosystem comprising 282 species ofinsects in 90 families and 17 Orders;60 species of arachnids in 14 familiesconstituting a total of 342 arthropodspecies were recorded from the riceagro-ecosystems.
Meanwhile, in Muda riceagroecosystem in Malaysia, Nashriyahet al. (1998) provided data on thedistribution and abundance of terres-trial and aquatic weeds (25 species,15 families), insect and arachnids (36families, 10 orders), fish (39 species,21 families) and birds (11 species, 8families). In Malaysia, work done byBruhl and Eltz (2008) had shown thattotal of 23 species ground-dwellingforest ants were recorded along ninetransects in four oil palm plantationsin Eastern Sabah. Most speciesbelonged to the subfamily Myrmici-nae ( 11 species ) followed by Dolich-oderinae and Formicinae ( fivespecies each ).
Recent studies found thatthere are pollutions occurring in ourrice argoecosystem. In the watersystem of the rice fields of the Mudaarea, where different irrigationsystems namely non-recycled (N-RCL)and recycled (RCL) water were prac-tised, more than 79% of the watersamples contained the herbicidepollutants (Sapari & Ismail, 2012).Others determine the residues of
Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystemsby Tan Chew Fen and Kumara, T. K.Academic talk series by Zulhisyam Abdul Kari @ Abdullah
The first topic for the academic
talk was given by Dr Soon Jan Mei,
entitled "Early Warning-Rapid
Alert (EWRA) and Horizontal Scan-
ning (HS) in Foods Safety". She
also shared her the opportunity
she had attending a technical
meeting at the Food and Agricul-
globalisation and the strenght of
the countrys scholars. The result
of the resolution was later submit-
ted to the Prime Minister, YAB
Dato Seri Mohd Najib Tun Hj.
Abdul Razak, at the Majlis Makan
Malam Bicara Perdana, on 10
November 2013.
Picture on the right. Akmal
Adilah Idris with the regent of
Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah
ture Organization (FAO) on issues
pertaining to food safety and
food borne diseases in Europe,
with the content mostly focusing
on issues currently faced by Euro-pean countries. The second talk
was given by Dr. Kassim Buhiran
entitled "Increasing Your Income
Through Investment in Stock
Market". As an investor himself,
He shared shared his broad expe-
riences on the effective ways toprofit from stock market and how
to make the assessment.
Dr KassimBuhiran (picon the right,and Dr. SoonJan Mei (picon the leftb o t t o m )d is cus s iongtheir topics
high time a proper occupationalsafety and health officer beappointed to identify potentialhazards and assist the universitymaintainence. With this in mind, FIAThas taken the initiative to set up anOSH committee to look into safetyand health issues in the everydayactivities at the faculty level. Hope-
fully, the higher university manage-ment would coorperate and providethe assistance needed to ensure basicwelfare standard is maintained andbe put on the priority list. It is hopedalso that 2014 will see the universitygrow bigger and stronger whileensuring quality standard environ-ment for both study and work.
Nice but dangerous?Animal food wastedwater cloggedB a l a n c i n g
act & hole in
the floor
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Faces in FIAT
Volume 2, Issue 11 December 2013
Semester September 2013/2014 Final Exam
29 December 2013- 14 January 2014
Karnival Industri Asas Tani (UMK Kampus Jeli)May 2014
Nor Dini Rusli
MPhil (University of Nottingham, UK)BSc (Science and Management University)
Research Interest: Equine Infection And
Immunity, Biomedicine
DANIEL ANAK GELLO
BSc (Universiti Malaysia Kelantan)
Position: (young lecturer)
Research Interest: Dairy
2,4-D and paraquat in the rice fieldsoil and surface water of the drainagecanals in the Kerian district of Perak,Malaysia and found both herbicidesleached downward to the depth of 5cm in clay loam soil on the first dayafter treatment (Ismail, et al., 2011).Intensive use of agrochemicals tofurther enhance yield performance is
inevitable, and the practice is becom-ing widespread among farmers. Thepertaining issue is, whats the impactof the use of agrochemicals towardsthe fauna and flora biodiversity? To
protect and conserve the diversity ofglobal biological species, conserva-tion measures have to be employed.Achieving the goals of biodiversityconservation required an integrativeapproach that recognizes not onlythe need for scientific rigour but alsothe societal nature of conservationand it need for political, economic,
and social support. Therefore, letsplay our role in protecting our biodi-versity from today.ReferencesBambaradeniya, C. N. B., & Edirisinghe, J. P. (2008). Composition,
Structure and Dynamics of Arthropod Communities in a Rice
Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems (cont. from pg 3)Agro-Ecosystem. Journal of Biosciences, 37(1), pp.23-48.
Bambaradeniya, C. N. B., Edirisinghe, J. P., De Silva, D. N.,
Gunatilleke, C. V. S., Ranawana, K. B., & Wijekoon, S. (2004).
Biodiversity and Conservation.
Bruhl, C. A., & Eltz, T. (2008). Fuelling the biodiversity crisis:
species loss of ground-dwelling forest ants in oil palm
plantations in Sabah, Malaysia ( Borneo ) Biodiversity Conserva-
tion, 19, pp.519-529.
Ismail, B., Sameni, M., & Halimah, M. (2011). Evaluation of
herbicide pollution in the Kerian ricefields of Perak, Malaysia.
World Applied Sciences Journal, 15(1), pp.05-13.
Nashriyah, B. N., Ho, N. K., Ismail, B. S., Ahyaudin, B. A., & Lum, K.
Y. (1998). Rice agroecosystem of the Muda Irrigation Scheme,
Malaysia. Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology Research (
MINT ) and Muda Agricultural Development Authority ( MADA )
255.
Sapari, P., & Ismail, B. (2012). Pollution levels of thiobencarb,
propanil and pretilachlor in rice fields of the muda irrigation
scheme, Kedah, Malaysia. Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment, 184(10), pp.6347-6356.
CONDOLENCEFIAT RETREATby Mohd Hafizie Abd Rahman
FIAT recently held its retreat from the
10 to 12 December 2013 at Camer-
oon Highland, Pahang. Although the
dates fell on a public holiday did not
deter the staff in attending theretreat, since the focus was to ensure
FIAT is always on the right track. Both
academic staff and administrative
staff sat down to discuss the future
direction of the faculty for 2014. the
retreat was also an opportunity for
for the programmes to sit down and
evaluate the course content to
ensure everything is up to date and
relevant, in line with the goals and
aspiration of the university and need
of the country.
Lecturers from SBP in deepdiscussion
Although no words can really help to
ease the loss, just know that the
fellow friends who were lost are very
close in every thoughts and prayers.
May their family keep their strength
to face these hardship on the lost ofVikneswaran a/l Balakrishnan (22,
Sungai Petani, Kedah); Janathan a/l
Umabaithy (22, Taiping,Perak); and
Manoharaj a/l Madhanra (22, Negeri
Sembilan) on the 4th October at Lata
Tembakah, Terengganu. Also to famil-
lies and friends on the lost of Mohd
Azeem Sameer Noor Azmi (21, Selan-
gor) dan Mohd Zulfikal Mohd Saupi
(20, Kelantan) on the 15th November
at Lata Renyuk, Jeli, Kelantan.