07 Apr 2021 / 12:49 H. Pix for representational purpose only. JEMPOL: The cultivation of Kacip Fatimah, calamansi and lemongrass using the integration planting system at a farm in Kampung Serting Ulu here, can help boost the herbal market in the country, as well as guarantee the production of high quality products. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) senior research officer, Dr Farah Fazwa Md Ariff said the farm was also equipped with infrastructures such as rumah teduhan and rumah keratan that are used for plant propagation and to house saplings before they were transferred to the farm. She said, the one hectare farm has 23,000 Kacip Fatimah trees, 6,600 lemongrass and 1,700 calamansi trees.
14 Feb 2021 / 14:58 H. JEMPOL: Traders should make full use of funds provided by the government to market their products online, said Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. (pix) He said while the Movement Control Order (MCO) was being enforced to curb the Covid-19 transmission, they should utilise all possible opportunities to generate income. “Today I visited entrepreneurs under the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) . and to see how the small and medium sized businesses are doing and what they have achieved. My advice to these entrepreneurs during the MCO is to take advantage of the opportunities available to start an online business and not to be disheartened. We have seen how the pandemic has increased sales for online companies, as consumers have turned to online shopping.”.