Farmers encouraged to plant coconut trees

Johor Fama director Zainal Abidin Yang Razalli (second from left) and Ismail (third from left) giving aid to the poor during the Fama Ramadan roadshow in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: The Johor government has encouraged oil palm plantation owners to switch to planting coconut trees to reduce importing the fruit from other countries by 30% to 40% in the next three to four years.

State Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Committee chairman Ismail Mohamed said the government has been going all out in encouraging more farmers to plant coconuts, as it is also more profitable.