BELURAN: Solutions are being sought to help farmers and livestock breeders affected by the rising costs of fertilisers and pesticides, says Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.
The Government, especially the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry (Mafi), is working to find the best solution to help farmers and livestock breeders who are affected by the rising costs of fertilisers and pesticides, said Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee
(TNB), which reported a 13.7 per cent drop in unaudited revenue to RM43.98 billion in 2020, expects the figure to improve this year despite the COVID-19 situation still facing the country.
Chairman Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the electricity utility’s top line performance weakened last year partly due to the enforcement of the first Movement Control Order (MCO). Electricity consumption was low in April, May and June last year during the MCO period, as many economic sectors were not operating. Shops, hotels and factories had to be shuttered following the COVID-19 pandemic. With the closures, there was no electricity usage at the business premises; it was only used at home where people were confined to, and this impacted TNB’s revenue, ” he told reporters after presenting donations under the company’s Ceria Ke Sekolah programme here today.