Chemical-free padi farming


Members from the co-operative (from right) Abu Hassan Saad, Basir Abd Rahman, Baharom Abd Rahman and Zulkifli Md Said processing rice after harvesting padi the traditional way in Kampung Permatang Nibong in Permatang Pauh.

FARMERS from Kampung Permatang Nibong in Permatang Pauh on mainland Penang, have been chosen in a pilot programme to do chemical-free padi farming.

Seberang Prai Municipal Council president Datuk Rozali Mohamud said farmers were encouraged to cultivate padi in an organic manner under the Sustainable Rice Farming (SRF) programme.

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