The fertilizer came too late, leaving rice farmers with losses
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- Malaysia’s Muda Agricultural Development Authority promised to deliver remaining additional compound fertilizer within 10 days.
- Farmers say the assurance offers little relief because most crops have already passed 70 days of growth.
- They are waiting for delivery and hope the commitment will be fulfilled.
A promise to deliver additional compound fertilizer within 10 days has done little to ease the losses faced by rice farmers in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority area.
Most of the farmers’ crops have already passed 70 days of growth, making the delayed fertilizer less useful. Despite that, they continue to wait for the promised supplies.
The farmers also hope the delivery will be carried out rather than remain an empty promise. Mohd. Shazwan, chairman of Suara Tani Malaysia, was among those cited in the report.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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