Modern rice cultivation promises way out of poverty
KUCHING: The cultivation of hybrid rice varieties using technology capable of yielding crops up to five times within a two-year period can help lift farmers out of poverty. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the use of modern technology coupled with the rice cultivation study by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has […]
Farmers’ association channels back pineapples to villagers
KUCHING: The Area Farmers Association in Dalat and Oya are distributing pineapples grown locally and purchased by the government back to the community. Dalat assemblywoman Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah stated that buying the agricultural produce from farmers through the association is one of the government’s strategies to ensure that farmers produce are not wasted. “On […]
