JOHOR BAHRU, -- Johor will have its own rice bowl as the state government has identified 2,832 hectares of land in Sembrong for the purpose, said Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman.He said at this point the state government is counting on the federal government to put up infrastructure in the area.
"What is needed now is suitable infrastructure and this entails high expenses and we see that this among the pressures on the federal government," he told reporters.
The infrastructure needed was an irrigation and drainage system for planting padi three times a year besides embankments for vehicles and machinery.Abdul Ghani expects padi planting to commence after the infrastructure was ready next year.
The rice bowl is expected to produce at least 19,000 metric tonnes of grain per season.
He hoped smallholders could participate in planting padi through PPNJ and PPK.Abdul Ghani also expressed pleasure on the producing of 60,000 small farmers in the state who had integrated farming activity from planting to processing.
The state government had directed relevant agencies to act in concert to develop various agriculture activities besides oil palm and rubber tree planting on the land of smallholders.This, he said, could further expand the economic activities of the smallholders and raise their income
"What is needed now is suitable infrastructure and this entails high expenses and we see that this among the pressures on the federal government," he told reporters.
The infrastructure needed was an irrigation and drainage system for planting padi three times a year besides embankments for vehicles and machinery.Abdul Ghani expects padi planting to commence after the infrastructure was ready next year.
The rice bowl is expected to produce at least 19,000 metric tonnes of grain per season.
He hoped smallholders could participate in planting padi through PPNJ and PPK.Abdul Ghani also expressed pleasure on the producing of 60,000 small farmers in the state who had integrated farming activity from planting to processing.
The state government had directed relevant agencies to act in concert to develop various agriculture activities besides oil palm and rubber tree planting on the land of smallholders.This, he said, could further expand the economic activities of the smallholders and raise their income
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