KOTA BELUD: Kadamaian is set to become the first constituency to implement the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) concept to produce organic rice.
Rural Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick said the project will be implemented by villagers of Kg Tambatuon and the Malaysian Agroecology Society for Sustainable Resource Intensification with support from Kota Belud Integrated Agriculture Development Area and local NGO, Pacos Trust.
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“With support from these bodies, I’m confident we will be able to bring rice that are produced from the village to a bigger market,” he said.
He noted that Kadamaian has already become the first constituency to introduce the SRI approach in rice farming with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) that provides the certification.
