Malaysia expands MD2 pineapple planting in Sabah

Published 2024년 4월 18일

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The Sabah Rubber Industry Council (LIGS) in Malaysia has embarked on an initiative to enhance the MD2 pineapple industry in Sabah by signing two memorandums of understanding. The first agreement with Rompin Integrated Pineapple Industries aims to ensure a stable market for the pineapples, while the second with Una Crop focuses on providing superior MD2 pineapple germplasm resources and technical support. This move is part of LIGS's efforts, under the directive of the Malaysian Ministry of Economic Affairs, to cultivate over 80.9 hectares of MD2 pineapples in Kampung Gana, with an expansion plan of an additional 121.4 hectares. The initiative is expected to yield its first harvest of 5,000 tons of pineapples, worth about 20 million ringgit, by the end of October.

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The Sabah Rubber Industry Council (LIGS) of Malaysia recently signed two memorandums of understanding to promote the MD2 pineapple planting industry in Sabah. The first memorandum of understanding is with Rompin Integrated Pineapple Industries, Malaysia, to ensure that the produced pineapples have a stable market. The second memorandum of understanding is with Una Crop, which provides high-quality MD2 pineapple germplasm resources and technical guidance to local planting areas to improve pineapple production and quality. Last year, LIGS was commissioned by the Malaysian Ministry of Economic Affairs to plant more than 80.9 hectares of MD2 pineapples in Kampung Gana. Now LIGS has decided to develop another 121.4 hectares of pineapple plantations. The first batch of fruits is expected to be harvested at the end of October, with an estimated yield of ...

Source: Guojiguoshu