Turning to foreign seeds to boost yields


KLANG: In a bid to increase their yields, some rice farmers have resorted to buying hybrid seeds from China online despite the fact that the practice is not permitted without proper endorsement.

Sekinchan rice farmer Yap Kam Phua said some 100 farmers in the district were already doing this and enjoying a harvest that is more than double their previous yield.

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