KUALA LUMPUR: The government will provide RM50 million in matching grants to promote automation in the plantation sector through the use of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), which can employ skilled local workers.
Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Sime Darby Plantation Bhd’s experience proved that local workers were ready to work in oil palm plantations with a minimum wage of RM3,000 and a more attractive work environment aided by mechanisation and automation adoption.
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