RM19.5 mil allocation under the 12th Malaysia Plan for development of coconut, coffee industries

Published 2022년 9월 20일

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RM19.5 million has been allocated under the 12th Malaysia Plan to develop the coconut and coffee industries in the country. The funding will be used for infrastructure, agriculture materials, pest control equipment, and technology transfer for the two crops. In 2020, Malaysia's coffee plantations covered 2,200 hectares and produced 4,241 tonnes of coffee a year, while coconut plantations covered 84,942 hectares and produced 536 million coconuts. The majority of coffee production is of the Liberica and Robusta types, with the main plantations in Johor, Sabah, and Sarawak. The ministry will focus on four coconut varieties and 65.4% of the planted areas are in Peninsular Malaysia, with the rest in Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan.

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BATU PAHAT (Sept 20): An allocation of RM19.5 million has been approved under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) to develop the coconut and coffee industries in the country. Deputy Agriculture and Food Industries Minister II Datuk Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh said of the amount, RM15 million is for the coconut industry, while RM4.5 million is for coffee plantations. The allocation will cover the provision of infrastructure and facilities, agriculture materials, pest control equipment, and technology transfer for the two crops. “This is quite a big allocation for the increased production of the two crops meant for export,” he told reporters after officiating the Coconut and Coffee Day 2022 celebration at the Parit Botak agriculture centre here on Tuesday (Sept 20). Meanwhile, Nik Muhammad Zawawi said up to 2020, coffee plantations in the country covered 2,200 hectares and could produce 4,241 tonnes of coffee a year, while coconut plantations covered 84,942 hectares, producing 536 million ...

Source: Theedgemarkets