Johor government has allocated more than RM28mil for various initiatives involving the agriculture sector.
State agriculture, agro-based industry and rural development committee chairman Datuk Zahari Sarip said this included some RM13.7mil for the Jualan Kasih Johor programme.
“We are grateful for the allocation. This proves that the state government has not forgotten about the agriculture sector while working towards becoming a developed state by 2030,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the recent Johor state assembly sitting at Bangunan Sultan Ismail in Kota Iskandar.
Zahari said this in reference to Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s announcement during the sitting about the expansion of Jualan Kasih Johor to 252 locations, which is expected to benefit 1.3 million people and 2,500 entrepreneurs.
Onn had also announced a one-off RM200 cash handout to fishermen, livestock farmers and farmers.
The allocation, he said, was expected to benefit 22,000 farmers, 5,732 livestock farmers and 6,629 fishermen.
On the one-off cash handout, Zahari said there were a few criteria that recipients of the aid must follow, including being registered under the relevant government agencies as of Aug 31 this year.
Other criteria included farmers having at least 0.2ha of land for farming with an income of less than RM5,000 per month.
“For fishermen, the allocation is only for those under the Zone A category for small coastal fishing, and not those under the Zone C2 category, which is for deep sea,” he added.
