Kampung Baru Kuala Bikam in Bidor famous for its papaya, mango and jambu air


A papaya farm in Kampung Baru Kuala Bikam with Bukit Kuala Bikam in the background.

IT WAS almost noon and a villager was spotted watering papaya saplings outside his house in Kampung Baru Kuala Bikam, Bidor, Perak.

His attention was on the saplings stacked neatly by the roadside, oblivious to the scorching heat and the traffic zooming past.

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Metro , Central Region , Bikam , My Village , My Home

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