More land needed for pineapple plantation

Salahuddin (second from left) planting pineapples at the Kulim pineapple plantation in Ulu Tiram. With him are Johor Corporation president Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kasim (second from right) and ministry secretary-general Datuk Mohd Sallehhuddin Hassan. — Bernama

JOHOR BARU: Malaysia will need at least another 3,000ha of land to grow MD2 pineapples in order to meet the demand of domestic and overseas markets.

Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister Datuk Salahuddin Ayub said currently there was only 2,000ha of land in the country used for the purpose of growing pineapples, majority of which was in Johor.