Kick-off Meeting in Malaysia, September 3 - 5, 2013
< Last Update: 17 Jan. 2014 >
Summary
- Venue: FELCRA Office at Ipoh, Ipoh, Perak
The Kick-off Meeting of Malaysia's prototype was organized by the executing agency University of Putra Malaysia with the user agency Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority, FELCRA at the FELCAR office located at Ipoh on the 3rd of September 2013. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Abdul Rashid Mohamed Shariff, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Mr. Ragu Ponnusamy, the Director of Research & Development represented FELCRA as a senior representative.
After self-introductions, Dr. Farrah Melissa Muharam, delivered opening address. SAFE Secretariat introduced overview of SAFE initiative and the results of SAFE 5th workshop, and Dr. Farrah Melissa Muharam introduced background on abandoned land and SAFE prototype titled "Monitoring of abandoned agricultural land in Malaysia using remote sensing" which was approved in the last SAFE Workshop held in Nagoya, Japan on June 2013. Subsequently, Mr. Abdul Rahim Ishak, FELCRA, Mr. Ragu Ponnusamy and Mr. Mohd Faizal Shah, District and Land's Office of Sungai Siput introduced their activities and needs about abandoned land in Malaysia as the end-users. Then, according to technical suggestions from Prof. Wataru Takeuchi, University of Tokyo / Technical Supporter, several discussions were followed. After lunch break, prototyping team visited Pasir Salak & FELCRA Bio Valley in Seberang Perak. It was very good opportunity to share the overview of FELCRA's agricultural project related with abandoned land.
The next day, prototyping team visited the study site in Kg. Jasa, Perlop and Perlop, Perak organized by FELCRA and the other study site in Rancangan Tanah Berkelompok (RTB Jalan RE, Sungai Siput, Perak organized by District and Land's Office). In the field trip, prototyping team assessed those study sites for filed data collection in prototyping activities.
The third day, the kick-off meeting was wrapped up, and each action item and cooperative framework are confirmed.
Agenda
3th Sep 2013
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10:15 | Welcome address and opening remarks by UPM |
| 10:15 - 10:35 | Introduction to SAFE initiative & SAFE 5th workshop report (JAXA) |
| 10:35 - 10:50 | Introduction to "Monitoring of abandoned agricultural land in Malaysia using remote sensing" (UPM) |
| 10:50 - 11:45 | Needs from End-User Agencies and Beneficiary (FELCRA R&D, FELCRA's Project Planning Division, District and Land's Office of Sungai Siput, Perak ) |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Technical suggestions from technical supporters (Dr. Takeuchi) |
| 12:00 - 13.00 | Discussion
|
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch Break and Pray Group Photo |
| 14:30 - 18:00 | Visit to Pasir Salak & FELCRA Bio Valley in Seberang Perak |
4th Sep 2013
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 12:30 | Field trip to study site in Kg. Jasa, Perlop and Perlop, Perak organized by FELCRA (All) |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch Break and Pray |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Field trip to study site in Rancangan Tanah Berkelompok (RTB Jalan RE, Sungai Siput, Perak organized by District and Land's Office) (All) |
5th Sep 2013
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:00 to 10:00 | Wrap-up session |
Participants
- Dr. Farrah Melissa Muharam (UPM)
- Dr. Abdul Rashid Mohamed Shariff (UPM)
- Prof. Wataru Takeuchi (IIS/UT)
- Dr. Lal Samarakoon (AIT-GIC)
- Mr. Ragu Ponnusamy (FELCRA R&D)
- Mr. Abdul Rahim Ishak (FELCRA Wilayah Perak)
- Mr. Azman Hussain (FELCRA Plantation)
- Mr. Muhamad Hafiz Abdul Razak (FELCRA Plantation)
- Mr. Sulaiman Zakaria (FELCRA Plantation)
- Mr. Mohamad Zaki Abd Hamid (FELCRA Plantation)
- Mr. Mohd Faizal Shah (District and Land's Office, Sg. Siput)
- Mr. Ahmad Tajul Ariffin Tajuddin (District and Land's Office, Sg. Siput)
- Mr. Shukri (District and Land's Office, Pengkalan Hulu)
- Mr. Ko Hamamoto (JAXA)
- Mr. Tomoyuki Nukui (JAXA)
Photographs
Introduction to "SAFE Prototype: Monitoring of abandoned agricultural land in Malaysia using remote sensing" (Dr. Farrah Melissa Muharam, UPM)
Needs from End-User Agencies and Beneficiary 1 (Mr. Abdul Rahim Ishak, FELCRA Wilayah Perak)
Needs from End-User Agencies and Beneficiary 2 (Mr. Ragu Ponnusamy, FELCRA Research and Development)
Technical suggestions from technical supporters (Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan)
Group Photo
Visiting FELCRA Bio Valley in Seberang Perak
Visiting study site in Kg. Jasa, Perlop and Perlop, Perak organized by FELCRA
Visiting study site in Rancangan Tanah Berkelompok