Rice farmers in Kedah’s paddy field are shifting some of their workload to agricultural drones. ( January 05, 2025 ) — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
PETALING JAYA: While farmers are all for the move to adjust the padi-planting schedule to skirt around adverse weather periods, they want the government to ensure there is no delay in the distribution of padi seeds.
“When padi seeds are received late, planting is delayed by up to three weeks. This results in the planting season overlapping with the flood and drought seasons, leading to suboptimal padi cultivation and losses,” said Nurfitri Amir Muhammad, secretary of Malaysian Padi Farmers Brotherhood Organisation (Pesawah).
