An agrolink economic system through an information toolbox approach

Abstract

Malaysia agricultural sector has been severely affected by the pandemic, as a result, the Agri-food supply chain has been disrupted since early 2020.The agri-food supply chain needs to be strengthened through a tighten collaboration between supply chain stakeholders in the sector. Data can be collected through technological solutions; market insights can be achieved through analysis and forecasting. The paper focuses on introducing an Agrolink economic system through an information toolbox approach. It is an aggregator of the information resources connecting all elements of the agri-food supply chain in Malaysia, which accessible by farmers, producers, service providers of the supply chain, agri-food associations, government agencies, and educational and research institutions. The information toolbox is deployed using Apache web server, MySQL database, and Laravel web framework. Information sharing through supply chain stake holders’ connection. The information presented using data cataloging, information indexing, interconnection of information resources, and ranking in the information toolbox. Several events have been organized to guide how users could surf, search, find, and connect with what they hoped to achieve, assistance to create and discover the values of their companies and how they could identify their assets into the right places of the Agrolink system.