ALOR SETAR: The five-season, two-year planting programme in the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada) area will aim to increase padi production by 50%, to 46,000 tonnes annually, says the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry.
Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu said the programme is expected to raise the current average padi yield from five tonnes per hectare to 5.6 tonnes per hectare during Phase 1, valued at RM761.23mil.
