The uncomfortable, even hazardous, heatwave currently gripping South-east Asia has some of Malaysia’s fruit farmers anticipating bountiful harvests in the coming months, but the output of the country’s key cash crop, oil palm, is expected to take a hit.
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KUALA LUMPUR (ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES) – As a scorching heatwave tightens its grip on South-east Asia, Malaysia’s agricultural landscape stands at a crossroads. While some fruit farmers anticipate a plentiful harvest in the months ahead, the nation’s primary cash crop, oil palm, braces for a downturn. Notably, the durian industry forecasts a bumper crop, particularly […]