Addressing the agricultural financing gap in Malaysia via Manihah Agricultural Financing Model: will Islamic banks go the extra mile?
Agricultural Finance Review
; 82(4):714-731, 2022.
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in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1922454
ABSTRACT
Purpose>This paper introduces the concept of manihah and develops a conceptual framework to address Malaysia's abandoned lands and food security issues.Design/methodology/approach>This is a conceptual paper based on insights from the existing literature and secondary data on food security, abandoned lands and manihah. Based on the prevailing gaps, the study proposes a conceptual framework of the Manihah Agricultural Financing Model to address Malaysia's abandoned land and food security issues.Findings>The proposed model can address abandoned lands and food security issues due to the new incorporation of manihah within Malaysia's agricultural and Islamic financial industries' milieu.Research limitations/implications>This is a conceptual paper mainly intended to spark a discussion on the potentiality of manihah.Practical implications>The paper contends that Islamic banks have a crucial role in furthering the socio-economic development agenda under the value-based intermediation (VBI). The paper will also be an excellent introduction to Islamic bank practitioners in understanding manihah's relevance to their daily operation.Originality/value>This paper introduces manihah as the potential solution to food security issues by utilizing abandoned lands.
Agriculture; Manihah; Abandoned lands; Food security; Islamic banks; Value-based intermediation; Banking industry; Banks; Fisheries; Islamic financing; Food prices; Land purchases; Financial institutions; COVID-19; Farmers; Agricultural economics; Startups; Economic development; Rice; Coronaviruses; Product development; Financing; Agricultural exports & imports; Vietnam; Malaysia; 11116:Rice Farming
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Agricultural Finance Review
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2022
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