"The collaboration also involved the transformation of data collected through the Intelligent Plantation System to be transposed into the data collected by FAS over the last 40 years to enhance FAS' ability to forecast yields, emerge site specific information for better estate management and analyse data for decision making," said Dr Noor.

"Felda aims to be a respected and successful global enterprise in palm oil. In an environment where rising plantation costs, volatile commodity prices and labour issues impact profitability, technology becomes an important enabler towards improvements in yield and quality,' he said

New era of intelligent plantations

"This collaboration will eventually usher in an era of intelligent plantations. I foresee the establishment of a new, 'Modern Felda', where the convergence of knowledge technology and ICT with agriculture will produce 'digital planters' in Felda," said Dr Noor.

MIMOS' Rahman said the collaboration with FAS is a further demonstration of the efficacy of MIMOS' technology platforms in line with the National Innovation Model to drive the country from a factor-driven economy to a knowledge-based one.