Smart SSB a novel way to up padi yield


The way forward: Farmers attending to their harvest at a padi field in Sekinchan. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KLANG: For padi farmers like Yap Kam Phua, a pioneering padi cultivation method introduced in Sekinchan in 2023 has brought them higher yields.

The harvest, he said, had doubled from the previous five to six tonnes per hectare since the Sekin­chan-style Large Scale Smart Padi Field (Smart SBB) initiative began.

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