KOTA BHARU, March 22 (Bernama) -- Over 25,000 hectares or 93 percent of the padi fields under the Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (KADA) is expected to be harvested by June.
Speaking to reporters at the Perdana Iftar event with staff and media practitioners here today, KADA chairman Khalid Abdul Samad said that so far 4,574 hectares have been harvested with encouraging results due to fairly good weather during the Northeast Monsoon transition.
He said that for the past two consecutive seasons, farmers had suffered losses due to drought and floods, however, measures were taken to face the dry season this year.
“Fortunately, the anticipated drought in February and March did not occur, allowing farmers to reap their harvests as planned," he said.
Khalid also announced that reinforcement work on the sheet pile at the Kemubu pump station will begin before June, with an allocation of approximately RM5 million to ensure smooth planting for the next season.
He emphasised that this is an urgent measure to prevent a collapse that could disrupt irrigation.
He added that the state government has also approved KADA’s request to construct a new sheet pile, and the agency is currently finalising its design.
-- BERNAMA
