SEKINCHAN, Jan 27 — The Selangor government is expanding the padi cultivation method in Sekinchan to about 202 hectares of padi fields in the northern part of the state to increase local rice production.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — The of Agriculture and Food Security Ministry (KPKM) will intensify its efforts and expand paddy cultivation under the Ala Sekinchan Large-Scale Smart Paddy Field (SMART SBB) Programme, including in Sabah and Sarawak, this year.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 4 — The Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKDW) has been asked to identify suitable land, including idle land, for coconut cultivation through large-scale food security projects, such as those implemented in agricultural areas in Sungai Sembrong Kiri, Kluang in Johor, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.