MELAKA, June 6 The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (Mafi) through the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) has tightened checks on the entry of imported cattle at the country’s border to prevent the spread of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD). Deputy Minister.
Perak paddy farmers suffer losses due to pests, diseases 21 Jan 2021 / 16:57 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
BAGAN SERAI: A total of 112 paddy farmers in three villages here suffered losses amounting to RM24,000 when their crops were attacked by brown planthoppers and a few diseases.
State Plantation, Agriculture and Food Industry Committee chairman Razman Zakaria said the attack involved 79 hectares of paddy fields in Kampung Parit Haji Ali, Parit Mentara and Alor Pongsu in Compartment F.
He said the attack was carried through the wind and caused browning of leaves and half-filled or empty grain.
“Apart from the brown planthoppers, the paddy growers are also facing attacks from diseases including bacterial leaf blight and pests such as rice bugs and Asiatic rice borers,” he said in a press conference at Surau Al-Firdaus in Parit Haji Ali after visiting the sites here, today.