The majority of goats in this country are reared by smallholders for their meat. Most of these goats roam freely in the plantations and few are integrated with the crops using workable system. There are only 58 commercial goat farms in the country and only four of them rear dairy goat for milking. The dairy goats are reared on improved open pasture. MPOB has established a practical system and a viable approach of integrating goat with oil palm. There is a need for goat farming to be undertaken by large commercial investors. With the constraint of lands for grazing and its competitive advantage over other commodities, it is only practical that existing plantation land be utilized for this purpose.

Main Research: Dr. Rosli Awaluddin