Zahari operating an excavator during a groundbreaking ceremony of a padi field in Kluang, Johor, earlier in March.
Johor is looking to increase rice production to support the national agenda, despite not being a jelapang padi (rice bowl) state.
State agriculture, agro-based industry and rural development committee chairman Datuk Zahari Sarip said Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz had announced a RM2mil allocation for Johor’s padi and rice sector development.
