chapter 6 - Malaysia Productivity Corporation ( MPC)

Capital Productivity
Capital productivity recorded a growth of 4.0%
in 2011 (Figure 8.4). The higher growth was due
to the EPPs where the focus is on the production
of high value-added products as identified in the
agriculture NKEA.
International Agricultural Productivity
Comparison
The productivity capacity of Malaysian agricultural
workers recorded a growth of 0.5% from
Figure 8.4: Growth in Capital Productivity, 2007-2011
2011
2010
2009
2007
2006
Computed from: Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, Malaysia
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USD19,360 in 2009 to USD19,448 in 2010. However,
they continued to surpass the productivity levels
of agricultural workers in ASEAN agriculture-based
economies such as Philippines, Indonesia and
Thailand (Figure 8.5). In the Asian region, Taiwan,
Korea and Japan with their continuous focus in the
adoption of modern farming technologies have
maintained their lead positions with its agricultural
workers’ productivity level at USD23,456,
USD23,293 and USD22,318, respectively.
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
Figure 8.5: International Productivity Comparison for Selected Asian Countries (2010)
TAIWAN
KOREA
JAPAN
MALAYSIA
PHILIPPINES
INDONESIA
INDIA
THAILAND
CHINA
Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook, 2011
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000
US Dollar
4.0
1.5
-2.5
1.2
0.3
Percent
23,456
23,293
22,318
19,448
4,057
3,376
3,635
3,334
3,166
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