Nearly 8,000ha of padi fields in danger due to weather


KOTA BARU: Thousands of hectares of padi fields in the state under the Kemubu Agricultural Development Authority (Kada) may not be producing the desired yield this year due to the hot weather.

Kada general manager Mohd Faizul Mustafa said 7,800ha out of 26,833ha of padi crops under it have been affected by the hot weather and drought in Kelantan.

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