PLANS are in the pipeline to venture into modern farming in Malaysia’s first economic corridor.
Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) chief executive officer Datuk Ismail Ibrahim said three locations had been identified, namely Kulai, Pasir Gudang and Pontian where modern farming could take place.
He said Irda would work closely with relevant agencies and parties to develop and promote modern agriculture activities in Iskandar Malaysia.
Ismail said these included the Agriculture Ministry, Johor Agriculture Department and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), as well as experts in the modern farming sector.
“We are looking at launching the modern farming project either by the end of this year or in the first quarter of next year, ” he said, adding that Irda hoped to emulate the success stories of The Netherlands, South Korea and Japan in developing modern agriculture activities.
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The design concept for the Muar HSR station. The northern Johor town had been earmarked as an educational hub and stood to gain from the rail link project. Filepic
MALAYSIA needs to continue developing, improving and strengthening its connectivity and accessibility if it wishes to aspire to be developed, prosperous and economically strong.
Iskandar Regional Development Authority (Irda) chief executive officer Datuk Ismail Ibrahim said transportation of cargo and people was of utmost importance whether by land, including road and rail, air or sea.
He said Malaysia had always placed connectivity as one of its pillars of development since the country achieved independence in 1957.