State to up pandan coconut production

Samsolbari (right) examining a pandan coconut seedling at the Parit Botak Agricultural Centre in Batu Pahat.

THE Johor Agriculture Department aims to grow at least 40,000 pandan coconut (kelapa pandan) trees this year to meet the growing demand for the fruit.

Johor agriculture, agro-based and rural development committee chairman Datuk Samsolbari Jamali said the state was one of the main producers of pandan coconut in the country, with about 40% market share.