About 130 farmers from Kanthan Baru, Chemor, are affected. — Photos: RONNIE CHIN/The Star
ABOUT 170 farmers in Hulu Kinta, Ipoh are hoping the Perak government will allow them to continue farming on land they have toiled on for decades.
Last December, the farmers, some of whom have worked the land for some 80 years, received eviction notices from the Perak State Development Corporation (SDC) to vacate their lands as the agency intended to develop the area for industrial purposes.
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The vegetable farm at Kanthan Baru,Chemor.
The vegetable farm at Kanthan Baru,Chemor.
Razman hopes to resolve the farmers’ issues as soon as possible.
Tan says the farmers are able to produce 60,000kg of cash crops, mainly vegetables, daily.
Dr Jeyakumar says serious consideration must be given to food security matters.
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