SERDANG, August 8 - Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has showcased 14 innovative products at the Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism Exhibition (MAHA) 2022 held at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS).

The innovative products exhibited fall into three categories, namely livestock, crops and food technology.

UPM focussed on innovative research products that used smart farming methods to ensure the success of the agrofood transformation.

The selected UPM products are also among the technologies currently in the process of commercialization by UPM start-up companies under the PSP InnoHub program.

A total of four innovation projects exhibited in the livestock cluster were the fish food project, Fs Feed, TropiCarp Aquafeeds, Putra Red Talapia and Porcine Rapid Amplification Kit.

As for the plant category, six innovations and technologies from UPM were on display, namely the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Single Seedling Nursery Tray, SoilProp: Soil Properties Mapping System, Milagro Matado, PadiU Putra, Harvast - Photosynthesis Enhancer and BioPellens: All-Purpose Organic Fertiliser Solution for your modern agriculture.

Meanwhile, for the food technology category, as many as four product and technology innovations were showcased, namely Orygold - Production of GBR (Germinated Brown Rice) as Neutraceutical and Functional Food, Appetit Ice Cream, Super Cosmos for Multipurpose Ingredients and Kopi Rajawali: Caffeine-Free and Antioxidant-Rich Date Seed Coffee. The biennial exhibition, last held in 2018, is now taking place for 11 days at MAEPS until August 14.

The interested public may visit the UPM exhibition and meet our experts in Hall A, Booth A14. – UPM

Date of Input: 16/08/2022 | Updated: 23/09/2022 | asrizam