Malaysia: urban farming programme which was expected to benefit 800 communities and 12,000 participants.
Community Garden programme under Penjana to assist B40 farmers, Dewan Rakyat told
Malay Mail
Aug 3, 2020
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — The Community Garden programme, which provides the opportunity for participants to grow short-term crops especially vegetables, are being carried out actively throughout the country, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.
Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee said under the National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana), a total of RM10 million has been allocated for the urban farming programme which was expected to benefit 800 communities and 12,000 participants.
“The government hopes this allocation will facilitate food production process besides ensuring the safety of food although the country is hit by the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said during the oral question and answer session in Parliament.
He was responding to a supplementary question from Ahmad Fahmi Mohamed Fadzil (PH-Lembah Pantai) on the development of Penjana’s RM10 million allocation to help the farmers in the B40 group.
