SMALL-SCALE coconut planters have been urged to switch from planting the Malayan Tall coconut saplings to the Matag and Mawa varieties for better yields and higher returns, said Malaysia Nanban.
The paper quoted Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Mah Siew Keong as saying that the smallholders could expect around 14,200 to 14,300 coconuts per hectare from the two varieties.
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