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Durian season but no crowd
SEGAMAT: Tighter purse strings and concerns over the spread of Covid-19 have made Jementah, a town located far west of Johor in the district of Segamat, a much quieter place this durian season.
Cool job for youths – drone piloting at padi fields
SUNGAI BESAR: Muhammad Ikmal Hafizi Mohd Nazri’s selflessness in quitting his job to return to his family home in the countryside in Sungai Besar, Selangor, to care for his unwell parents, has been unexpectedly rewarded with a new job as a drone pilot.
As elections loom, South Africans call for faster land reform
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Surrounded by a crop of wilting sugar beans, Georginah Sidumo rubs red dust off a folder of documents she says are the only proof her farmers' cooperative has the right to work on the land it controls.
Supermodel Bundchen responds to Brazil's farm minister in Amazon spat
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A high-profile dispute between supermodel Gisele Bundchen and Brazil's agriculture minister over deforestation escalated this week, coming as activists worry about new President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policies.
Supermodel Gisele fires back at criticism from Brazil farm minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen on Wednesday rejected critiques by the country's farm minister that questioned her knowledge about Brazil's conservation efforts.
Riding the wave of change
From taking the plunge into padi fields to immersing in big data, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon advises young people to brave the ‘new normal’.
Mission to empower people
EVERY Saturday night, Bentong town comes alive – thanks to a well-planned effort to bring tourists to this more than a century-old town, located just about 80km from Kuala Lumpur.
Farming without pesticides
GEORGE TOWN: Food production has one of the biggest effects on the environment, and the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (Panap) is starting a “multiversity” to mark World Environment Day today and to show farmers how to avoid using pesticides.
Drought and lack of manpower driving up fruit prices
KUALA LUMPUR: Drought and an acute manpower shortage are driving up prices of local fruit but the worst is yet to come, warns the Malaysian Fruit Farmers Association.
Get involved in urban farming, MCA Youth chief urges city folk
KUALA LUMPUR: City dwellers, who are grappling with the high cost of living and pollution, have been urged to explore urban farming to supplement their incomes while helping to green up the city.
