The Selangor Agricultural Transformation Plan (PeTA), implemented to ensure food security, will prioritise modern and high-value agriculture projects throughout next year.
State infrastructure and agriculture chairman Datuk Izham Hashim said the plan, currently in the final phase of its first stage, is focused on agricultural products with strong market demand to boost farmers’ incomes.
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State infrastructure and agriculture chairman Datuk Izham Hashim said the plan, currently in the final phase of its first stage, is focused on agricultural products with strong market demand to boost farmers’ incomes.
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00:00For the community gardens under the administration of the local government,
00:15what we have done throughout the year,
00:17the only difference this year is that we have given specialization to the melon farm.
00:22This is a new effort to encourage involvement.
00:27So that more of our farmers are involved in high-value agriculture.
00:34So this year, we have allocated for 6 gardens.
00:37Each garden will be provided with a rain shelter.
00:46Or if people are used to it, they call it a greenhouse.
00:49But actually it's not a greenhouse, but something like that.
00:52The value is RM50,000, complete with a hydrophonic system.
00:56Modern agriculture uses only water.
00:58And this place in Pandan Jaya will be a training ground.
01:03They will be trained, taught, guided from the beginning to the end.
01:10For high-value melons.
01:12We are looking at whether there is a Melocell melons or other high-value melons.
01:18Which is suitable for us to start this project, which will start soon.
01:23So I am confident that this partnership will help increase our results.
01:28But as I said earlier, I want to focus on the high-value melons.
01:33Among them, I mentioned earlier, vanilla, ginger, onions, etc.
01:37Those that are successful, have mentors, and we can guide them, and there will be a market.
01:42Hopefully this will help further increase our efforts under the Agro Melon Transformation Plan Phase 1.
01:49For Phase 2, we will be more focused on how to produce more,
01:55so that our contribution to the country's agriculture will increase.
01:59Next year, our focus will be vanilla, ginger, pineapple, melon, etc.
02:08We will also focus on J33.
02:10These are all among those that we have known for sure to be expanded and improved.
02:15The high-value, stable market.
02:18And I understand that the central government, as well as the union,
02:22has also provided assistance to Negeri Selangor.
02:24It is understood that there are more than 2 million people in the community gardens.
02:282.2 million have received assistance from the union government for their community garden activities.
02:48For more information, visit www.fema.gov