THE Iskandar Rapid Transit (IRT) project to increase connectivity to the main transportation hubs in Iskandar Malaysia, is slated to begin in the middle of the year.
Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA) highlighted new areas of interest in the economic region of Iskandar Malaysia, Johor, namely modern farming and emerging technologies, in a bid to stay nimble and to cater to the current consumer patterns amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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