Johor to identify site for modern pig farming

Ismail (right) with participants at the launch of the Pig Farming Industry Consultative Programme 2017. — Bernama

JOHOR Baru: Johor, through the state Economic Planning Unit, is in the midst of identifying a suitable site for the modern pig farming zone and will relocate all the pig breeders in the state.

State agriculture and agro-based industry, entrepreneurship and cooperative development committee chairman Ismail Mohamed said the move was to facilitate the management of pig farms as well as prevent pollution and other sensitive issues related to the animal from occurring.