Malaysia: More than 26,000 hectares of rice crops were flooded in Kelantan

KOTA BHARU: The Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (KADA) estimates that more than 26,000 hectares of rice crops in the supervised area and outside the granary have been damaged following the floods that have hit Kelantan for the past few days. Chairman of the Kelantan Farmers' Association (Pesak) Zuha Ismail said most of the area had just been sown with seeds a few weeks ago while the rest were waiting for the harvest. "We delayed the sowing process for the 1/2025 season because we faced water supply issues before. But farmers face losses once again when floods hit almost all of Kelantan at this time. "For those who are new to the sowing process, the seeds may have been washed away by the water because the flood currents this year are stronger than usual," he told Bernama recently. He said that so far for three seasons, farmers in Kelantan have not been able to plant rice and have suffered losses of up to thousands of ringgit, including himself who cultivates about five ...