by Rani Rasiah The destruction of another 30 acres of thriving farmland in the Kanthan food farming belt was not just a terrible loss to the 6 farmers tilling the land. Malaysians, particularly Perakians have lost 30 acres of farmland that has been traditionally supplying the Menglembu wholesale market and elsewhere with spinach (bayam), kangkong,…
Tag: Agriculture
Protection for small-scale farmers in Perak
A letter from Gabungan Petani Perak to the Menteri Besar
Renewable energy (bio-methane) can boost farmer income
by Sharan Raj. Bio-methane can both help struggling farmers and fight climate change
Shouldn’t we be more concerned about our vegetable farmers?
by Dr. Jeyakumar Devaraj. Side with poor farmers over greedy developers
Proposed licensing of seeds and processing activities may deny farmers’ rights
Small scale farmers and gardeners should be free to save, share and sell seeds non-commercially