Community chilli fertigation project in Ipoh reaps huge harvest

(Front, from second right) Ambrose and Rumaizi with red chillies harvested from the collaborative fertigation project in Buntong.

A chilli fertigation project in Kampung Tai Lee, Buntong in Ipoh, Perak, has enjoyed its biggest harvest so far, producing some 1,000kg of the popular red variety.

The project, started in July 2023, is a collaboration between Ipoh City Council, All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for Sustainable Development Goals (APPGM-SDG), Ipoh Barat MP and the local community of Kampung Tai Lee and Jalan Spooner.