Malaysian Cocoa Board to open 200 hectares of land for cultivation in 2023


ALOR SETAR: The Malaysian Cocoa Board (LKM) plans to help farmers open an area of about 200 hectares for cocoa cultivation this year, says the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry.

It said in a statement on Sunday (June 11) that 110 hectares of the land will be in Sabah, 80 hectares in the Peninsula and 10 hectares in Sarawak.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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 Fadillah Yusof , cocoa , commodities , smallholders , LKM , KPK

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