Kemaman agriculture officer’s rural garden initiative receives UN award

Nur Shazwani with her 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development award received during the World Food Forum 2026 in Rome. — Bernama

FOR her role in helping rural women increase their income through community gardens in their villages, Kemaman district agriculture officer Nur Shazwani Mohd Salleh received a United Nations (UN) global award.

The project involving seven community groups in Kemasik, since 2024, led to her being honoured as one of the 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development 2026 from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Rome last month.