Growing value of urban farming


Housewives tend to the vegetables growing in the green shed at Sri Ayu Flats in Bandar Putera, Klang. - RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

UNEMPLOYMENT and salary cuts due to the Covid-19 pandemic and movement restrictions since last year have pushed more urbanites to find ways to carry on.

One way is to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs in empty spaces, small plots of land and even in containers placed at balconies.

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