Sepa launches 'Sustainable Organic Farming' projects
Published on: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Kota Marudu: Sepa (Sabah Environmental Protection Association) has launched a "Sustainable Organic Farming" project to share organic farming techniques with farmers throughout Sabah in conjunction with its "Green Vision" to make Sabah an organic food producer."That way they can change the current way of farming using chemicals and pesticides. The pioneer projects are in Kg Batutai, Kota Marudu and Kg Tambuatuon, Kota Belud," said its president Wong Tack. Wong, together with some committee members and keen followers were at Kg Batutai, Kota Marudu and joined the three farmers who harvested their organic crops joyfully.
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He said early results are very positive and they are still monitoring the situation to fine-tune and improve on it. Wong feels with climate change looming, the whole world will face food security problems. But Sabah, he feels, is fortunate to still have good soil, suitable weather and relatively good environment and therefore has a huge potential to become an organic food production region.Sepa has also introduced organic paddy farming in Kg Tambatuon where the results are also positive.
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Wong hopes to make Kg Tambatuon in Kota Belud an organic rice-production centre.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Organic farming, Wong stressed, not only is good for our health, but at the same time protects our environment because at the end of the day, the chemicals that we use for farming will go into the river and water resources.
