Cameron Highlands growers given six months to reduce pesticide use before stricter enforcement

CAMERON HIGHLANDS, 22 Jun -- Timbalan Menteri Pertanian dan Industri Asas Tani Sim Tze Tzin (dua, kanan) menyediakan bahan populasi untuk pembiakan agen biologi Tiger Fly pada Pelancaran Agen Kawalan Biologi Institut Penyelidikan dan Kemajuan Pertanian (MARDI) di Taman Agroteknologi MARDI Cameron Highlands hari ini. Turut kelihatan Ketua Pengarah Pertanian Datuk Jamal Harizan Yang Razali (kanan). --fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

CAMERON HIGHLANDS (Bernama): Cameron Highlands vegetable growers have been given six months to reduce their use of insecticides before stricter enforcement takes place, says Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Minister Sim Tze Tzin.

He said the heavy use of pesticides isn’t just harmful to growers and consumers, but damages the environment and causes produce to be unsuitable for export.