Preface

The Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) is proud to host the International Conference on Science and Technology 2020 (ICoST 2020), virtually. The three main topics highlighted in this conference include Agriculture and Food Security, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Bio Industry, Materials and Forest Resources Technology. Since the inception of UMK, science and technology has been at the forefront and as a niche of research, highlighted through various agendas and measures in collaboration with different state and federal government agencies, non-governmental organizations and local communities. The development of technology along with the advancement in science helps to bring in a revolution in various fields such as medicine, agriculture, education, information and technology, which is parallel to the objective of this conference. The primary goal of this conference which is to promote research and developmental activities in science and technology as well as to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working in and around the world. This conference an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences in science and technology and related areas. The current pandemic issue of Covid-19 does not stop us to do research and exchanging our finding in science and technology. Chairman ICoST 2020