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Sarawak to set aside 1,500ha of land for rice planting to boost food security | Scoop
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg says the rice-planting project will raise the country’s production by 100% by 2030. – Scoop pic, March 10, 2024
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Sarawak to set aside 1,500ha of land for rice planting to boost food security

Project in stages to use Putrajaya’s RM173-mil allocation, says Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg

Bernama
Updated
11:26 PM MYT

 

KUCHING – The Sarawak government will provide 1,500ha of land for rice production to ensure food security in Malaysia, said Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Openg.

He said the rice cultivation project would be carried out in stages using the allocation from the federal government, totalling RM173 million.

“I estimate that the amount may not be sufficient, so we (the state government) will provide allocations in this rice-planting project, which requires irrigation systems as the costs are quite high,” he told reporters after visiting the Rice Bowl project site in Stumbin, Sri Aman, here today.

Abang Johari said the state government had also provided allocations for padi-farming projects in southern Sarawak, including Simunjan, Gedong and Sri Aman, as well as northern areas, including Limbang and Lawas.

He said the statewide project would adopt the method farmers in Kg Lubok Punggor used, utilising new technologies and hybrid rice varieties.

“We have conducted a study with Universiti Putra Malaysia, where one hectare (of padi field) can be cultivated for five seasons within 24 months, yielding eight tonnes of rice. This will serve as a padi-cultivation model for other areas,” he said.

Abang Johari said this move would enable Sarawak to raise the country’s rice production by 100% by 2030. – March 10, 2024

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